Lessons learned from virtual universities / Katrina A. Meyer, editor.
Presents research-based information about virtual universities useful to other virtual institutions, and indicates lessons for traditional institutions to be drawn from the experiences of VUs. VUs have become an accepted part of the higher education landscape and have made online learning and online...
| Uniform Title: | New directions for higher education ;
no. 146. |
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| Other Authors: | |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass,
2009.
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| Series: | New directions for higher education ;
no. 146. |
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| Physical Description: | 115 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Background : what the states created / James C. Cox
- New definitions for new higher education institutions / Katrina A. Meyer
- Lessons learned from WashingtonOnline / Connie Broughton
- University system of Georgia's eCore : virtual general education / Libby V. Morris, Catherine L. Finnegan
- Western Governors University : creating the first virtual university / Katrina A. Meyer
- A comparative case study of state-level virtual universities / Haixia Xu, Libby V. Morris
- On the edge of innovation : transition and transformation in statewide administrative models for online learning / Myk Garn
- A review of the short life of the U. S. Open University / Lynette M. Krenelka
- The funding of virtual universities / Russell Poulin, Demarée K. Michelau
- Academic advising in a virtual university / George E. Steele, Karen C. Thurmond
- What to expect from a virtual university / Karen Vignare
- What we need to know about virtual universities / Katrina A. Meyer.