Summarizes survey findings and conclusions about students (N=46) who enrolled for credit in two telecourses offered during the 1980 fall semester by Indiana University. (DC)

To determine demographic characteristics of students enrolled in a variety of telecourses and some of the factors that led to their enrollment, the Annenberg/CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Project funded a study in which 8,000 students enrolled in 42 telecourses were surveyed during the spring of 1984. Data from the study were tabulated…

This paper presents a new educational paradigm for online education from the perspective of a faculty member who has taught these classes. It also addresses the value of the social context of the audience when looking into the differences between traditional and distance learners. The article cites one study that found that, as compared with…

During the fall semester of 1976, a pre-test/post-test study was conducted to compare open circuit television and on-campus instruction for "introduction to business" students. The telecourse consisted of on-campus orientation, newsletters, a study guide, 30 TV programs, telephone assistance, selected activities, and examinations. The sample…

A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an English composition telecourse in terms of skills and student attitudes and to compare its effectiveness with parallel classroom courses, to determine whether telecourse students constituted a distinct population, to obtain student evaluations of the two course methods, and to determine the…

"Making It Count," a multimedia computer course designed to be offered on public television for college credit at the sophomore level, was offered by the State University of Nebraska in 1975. The course was developed by the Boeing Computer Services. The course enrollment was 79, with 64 enrolled for credit. The mean student age was 36.5,…

Accounting I, a multimedia course, was the first course produced by the University of Mid-America, and was offered publicly for the first time by the State University of Nebraska in October 1974. A brief overview of this first offering includes: (1) a description of its development; (2) details of its initial offering, such as registration…

A brief overview is given of the State University of Nebraska's second offering of the multimedia course, Accounting I, in March 1975. Document HE 010 419 provides a description of the course and its components. The present report includes: (1) details relating to the second offering; (2) a profile of enrollees; (3) enrollee achievement; (4)…

A project provided information to North Carolina community college users on telecommunication instruction and assisted officials at those community colleges, technical colleges, and technical institutes that were interested in offering broadcast television, cable television, or radio courses. A research survey of telecourse students examined…