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ERIC Number: EJ654002
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0379-7724
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Virtual Universities: Current Models and Future Trends.
Guri-Rosenblit, Sarah
Higher Education in Europe, v26 n4 p487-99 2001
Describes current models of distance education (single-mode distance teaching universities, dual- and mixed-mode universities, extension services, consortia-type ventures, and new technology-based universities), including their merits and problems. Discusses future trends in potential student constituencies, faculty roles, forms of knowledge generation and delivery, organizational infrastructure, and globalization. (EV)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Information Technology, Internet, Models, Online Courses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue titled "Virtual versus Classical Universities: Conflict or Collaboration?" based on a UNESCO-European Centre for Higher Education international seminar (San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 22-24, 2001).