What is the capacity of online programs? Can these types of programs enroll more students than their face-to-face counterparts or not? This article looks at research on achieving cost-efficiencies through online learning, identifies the parts of an online program that can be changed to increase enrollments, and discusses whether a program's…

This article proposes a framework that can help institutions break down and analyze the costs of online learning so they can make decisions about how to improve the cost-efficiencies of online education. The framework involves looking at costs across elements (which include the two stages of development and delivery plus administration of the…

Instructional technology is used at the Chicago Circle campus of the University of Illinois to produce better teaching at lower or at least the same cost, and for basic research in the use of the computer for direct instruction and creative interaction. (Author/MLF)

Issues related to the use of radio broadcasting for instructional purposes (such as two-way radio network conferences among doctors) and effectiveness, cost factors, and policy decisions within broadcasting are explored. Suggestions for implementing an instructional program on a school radio station are presented. (PHR)

The twelfth in a series of profiles documenting experiences with the use of instructional technology describes how the New York Institute of Technology focuses technology toward driving down tuition and thereby attracting students. (Author/MLF)

In cases where college institutions are facing situations with too much or too little space, there must be drastic revision in educational programs to provide economical use of buildings. One solution is to redeploy campus space and to alter the timing of programs. Examples considered include year-round campus use, off-campus programs,…