ERIC Number: EJ1183073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 4
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ISSN: EISSN-1556-3847
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The Cost of Online Education: Leveraging Data to Identify Efficiencies
Bryan, Charity; Leeds, Elke; Wiley, Tarrica
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v21 n2 Sum 2018
In the fall of 2017, the University System of Georgia (USG) embarked upon a robust study to determine the cost of delivering online education at each USG institution. An in-depth analysis related to the cost of online course and faculty development; technology and infrastructure; support services and; administrative services was conducted on each campus. At Kennesaw State University, the cost study helped to inform a revised budgeting process and identify areas that were being subsidized by eTuition. The results were used to identify efficiencies and address college affordability concerns. [This paper was one of three selected as a "Best Paper" among Distance Learning Administration (DLA) 2018 proceedings, Jekyll Island, Georgia, June 24-27, 2018.]
Descriptors: Universities, Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Online Courses, Tuition, Budgets, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Educational Technology, Technical Support, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Efficiency, Shared Resources and Services
State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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