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ERIC Number: EJ647624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
The Rise of the Virtual University.
Schank, Roger
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v3 n1 p75-90 Spr 2002
Discusses virtual universities and the design of Web courses. Topics include current traditional college courses; computer assisted instruction; reconsidering education; why professors teach; what they teach; what students expect; how employers view graduates; certification; why knowledge is overrated; goal-based course design; and conceptual changes in students. (LRW)
Descriptors: Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Educational Innovation, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Virtual Universities, Web Based Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change; Course Development; Goal Based Education