Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ341702
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 8
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
EISSN: N/A
Satellites Stop Beeping and Start Teaching.
Vander Haeghen, Peter
New Directions for Community Colleges, n55 p13-20 Fall 1986
Traces improvements in broadcast technology and the increased use of satellites in providing education for previously unserved populations. Describes the concept of a Telecourse Channel that would provide college-level courses via satellite to any educational institution willing to pay the requisite fees. Urges educators to support the telecourse channel concept. (AYC)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Community Colleges, Consortia, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Telecourses, Two Year Colleges
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
