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ERIC Number: EJ591478
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
"Virtual" Institutions Challenge Accreditors To Devise New Ways of Measuring Quality.
Olsen, Florence
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n48 pA29-A30 Aug 6 1999
Technology-intensive changes in higher education have convinced some administrators and accreditors that new models for college and university accreditation are needed. The first-ever accreditation of a "virtual" institution, Jones International University, is seen by some as evidence that accrediting agencies have moved away from reliable standards and are more willing to approve "experiments" in higher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Distance Education, Educational Quality, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Virtual Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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