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ERIC Number: EJ567567
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Who Owns On-Line Courses?
Guernsey, Lisa; Young, Jeffrey R.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n39 pA21-A23 Jun 5 1998
The growth of distance education and the widespread use of multimedia course materials has led to interest in packaging and selling online courses. While few such courses are available, and fewer still have been successful, debate over issues of academic freedom and intellectual property is heightening. Some faculty say the greatest concern is over control of the materials, not ownership. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Distance Education, Ethics, Higher Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Materials, Intellectual Property, Legal Problems, Multimedia Instruction, Online Courses, Ownership
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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