[PDF] The Survey Of Distance Learning Programs In Higher Education eBook

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Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,24 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 1574401475

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The 200+ page report gives detailed benchmarking data from more than 50 participating higher education distance learning programs. The report presents highly specific data on spending on various forms of marketing methods such as Facebook, Yahoo and Google ads, and ezine, magazine, newspaper, radio, billboard and television advertising, to mention a few. The report also gives detailed information on trends in revenues, tuition, financial aid, enrollment and other critical areas and issues for higher education distance learning program administrators. Coverage includes course development costs, use of new technologies, and efforts in assessment and tutoring. The data in the report is broken out by type of college, size of college, for public and private colleges, for-profit and non-profit colleges, by size of distance learning enrollment, and by the scope of the distance learning program itself, those that aim at both traditional and non-traditional learners, and those focused exclusively on the latter.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 42,66 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Education
ISBN : 1574402765

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This study looks closely at the finances, educational management, enrollment prospects, technology use, advertising strategy and other facets of distance learning programs in higher education. The 165+ page report gives detailed data on the following: enrollment trends, tuition prices, marketing spending, program costs, role in developing MOOCs, use of and plans for use of MOOCs from other institutions, and much much more.

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Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 34,11 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 1574401599

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The 200+ page report presents data from 40 higher education programs of adult or continuing education The report covers recent and expected trends in revenues, enrollment, course development, budget, admininstrative and faculty personnel development, technology use, source of revenues and other factors important to administrators of adult and continuing education programs in higher education. The report gives highely specific data on current and expected enrollment and revenue growth, and cost structure with a particularly strong empohasis on marketing expenditures. The study presents highly detailed data on marketing spending for direct mail, newspaper and magazine advertising, billboards, radio and television, and various forms of e-advertising including opt in email, banner ads, search engine optimization, ads on Google and Bing, and social network marketing through Facebook and other venues. Other issues covered include: contracted and tailored adult ed programs for specific institutions, trends in employer support for adult ed programs, revneues derived from distance learning, and other issues Data is broken out by size and type of educational institution.

Author : William J. Bramble
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2008-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135892105

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the organizational models of distance and online learning from an international perspective and from the point of view of economic planning, costing and management decision-making. The book points to directions for the further research and development in this area, and will promote further understanding and critical reflection on the part of administrators, practitioners and researchers of distance education. The experiences and perspectives in distance education in the US are balanced with those in other areas of the world.

Author : Michael Simonson
Publisher : IAP
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 10,4 MB
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1623969026

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The Quarterly Review of Distance Education is a rigorously refereed journal publishing articles, research briefs, reviews, and editorials dealing with the theories, research, and practices of distance education. The Quarterly Review publishes articles that utilize various methodologies that permit generalizable results which help guide the practice of the field of distance education in the public and private sectors. The Quarterly Review publishes full-length manuscripts as well as research briefs, editorials, reviews of programs and scholarly works, and columns. The Quarterly Review defines distance education as institutionally-based formal education in which the learning group is separated and interactive technologies are used to unite the learning group.

Author : Alfred P. Rovai
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 29,65 MB
Release : 2008-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN :

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This useful resource describes the best practices for designing online programs and courses. Translating research on the learning characteristics of adult university students and their experiences with online learning into practical guidelines, the authors address topics such as program and course planning, design, and delivery; multicultural and gender issues; program evaluation; student evaluation of online teaching; and institutional and program accreditation. The text includes resources such as online course materials and assessment tasks that are culturally responsive and also implement the strategies presented in the book. Providing a roadmap for those wishing to design and implement a distance learning program, this up-to-date volume: Explains how to facilitate and moderate interactions using a constructivist approach. Presents strategies that respond to race- and gender-related challenges. Provides a model for evaluating distance learning programs. Identifies strategies that promote valid and reliable evaluations of online teaching. Addresses institutional and distance learning program accreditation issues.

Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Education
ISBN : 1574402633

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The study examines how academic libraries are serving their institution’s distance and blended learning programs, including the impact of the rapid development of MOOCs and the increasing use of lecture capture in online courses. The study looks at staffing, budgets, salaries and other nuts and bolts aspects of college library programs to serve distance learners. It also probes how librarians communicate with distance learners – through online information literacy courses, online tutorials, instant messaging and a strong presence on course management systems, among many other ways. The study offers hard data on the percentage of distance learning librarians that archive and use lecture capture materials, their spending on licensed films and other intellectual property for distance learners, and the ways that librarians track contacts with distance learning students and much more.