Discusses some methodology for and problems inherent in analyzing economic costs of educational institutions and presents findings from cost studies of higher education institutions of two types: (1) a regional open university with central management offices, and state organizations through which students can enroll in televised credit courses,…

Ryerson Open College in collaboration with the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, offered a multimedia, introductory credit course in psychology in 1972. An evaluation was completed based on two questionnaires, each completed by a majority of the enrolled students. Student grades and dropout rates were examined relative to students'…

The Ryerson Open College in collaboration with the Ontario Educational Communications Authority offered a multimedia, introductory credit course in sociology in 1972. Of the 173 students who participated in the course evaluation, only 18 percent completed all of the four questionnaires which constituted the evaluation data. Student grades and…

This third national conference on open learning and nontraditional study attempted to demonstrate cooperative efforts across the country and to show how open learning and nontraditional study relate to unified efforts to achieve common goals. Topics discussed at the conference included: (1) the national overview, (2) military training programs,…

In 1967 the University of Cincinnati initiated one of the first graduate programs in health planning to provide qualified professionals to staff health planning agencies. In 1974 the university began to develop an external degree program to meet the needs of employed health personnel. The program incorporates individualized, self-paced,…