ERIC Number: ED130636
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Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 203
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Forum 76; a Modern Chautauqua. Proceedings of the National Conference on Open Learning and Nontraditional Study (3rd, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 15-17, 1976).
Cavert, C. Edward, Comp.
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, (3) the future of open learning, (4) quality of instruction, (5) problems of isolated learners, (6) program evaluation, (7) adult development, (8) management, (9) planning and marketing, (10) the Public Broadcasting System, (11) the Public Service Satellite Consortium, (12) communications technology, (13) organizational patterns, (14) the federal role, (15) research, and (16) discussions of individual programs. (EMH)
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Communications, Communications Satellites, Conference Reports, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Educational Television, External Degree Programs, Government Role, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Media Research, Nontraditional Education, Open Education, Organization, Program Evaluation, Quality Control, Telecommunications
Conference Director, University of Mid-America, P.O. Box 82006, Lincoln, Nebraska 68501 ($7.50; cassette audio tapes of most sessions are $5.00 per session)
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Authoring Institution: University of Mid-America, Lincoln, NE.
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