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Download full textRice, Jennifer King – National Education Policy Center, 2012
Schools and school systems throughout the nation are increasingly experimenting with using various instructional technologies to improve productivity and decrease costs, but evidence on both the effectiveness and the costs of education technology is limited. A recent report published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute sets out to describe "the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Perraton, Hilary – 1982
One of a series offering practical advice and information on distance teaching, this broadsheet first looks at the reasons for trying to measure distance teaching costs and the methodological and economic difficulties involved in such measurements. Broadcasting and print costs in distance teaching are discussed, and evidence about the costs of…
Descriptors: Costs, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Economic Research
Peer reviewedPhelps, Ruth H.; And Others – American Journal of Distance Education, 1991
Discussion of the cost effectiveness of distance education highlights an investigation that explored both the cost and the instructional effectiveness of using computer-mediated communication (CMC) for two courses in the U.S. Army Reserve Component. Student performance is compared and evaluated for CMC versus traditional resident courses. (24…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Burleton, B. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
Outlines a distance education course in telecommunications offered through Brunel Technical College, Bristol, England. Objectives of the college, the sponsor, college staff, and students enrolled in the course are investigated together with problems, cost implications, and student and staff perceptions. Distance and evening students' performance…
Descriptors: Costs, Course Descriptions, Distance Education, Educational Research
Neufeld, G. Ronald – 1985
This paper presents a definition of distance education and a rationale for it both in pragmatic, problem-solving terms and in relation to a larger view of society. The geographic, political, educational, and technological context of distance education in Canada is then discussed. Traditional correspondence courses, satellite-delivered credit and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Costs, Distance Education, Educational Television
Montgomerie, T. Craig – 1982
A study examined the use of Telidon, the Canadian videotex system, as a delivery vehicle for computer-based distance education in an introductory high school mechanics course. Specifically analyzed were (1) the relative educational effectiveness of Telidon, traditional correspondence, and traditional, in-school modes of instruction; (2) the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Correspondence Study
