| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Succeeding in transnational distance learning / Robert Hogan -- 2. The why and how of transnational teaching: a University of South Africa perspective / Narend Baijnath -- 3. Open and distance learning in Asia: a case study / Tian Belawati, Udan Kusmawan and Suci M. Isman -- 4. Distance learning challenges facing two world regional universities / Sandra Sookram and Robert Hogan -- 5. Transnational distance learning: a student perspective / Awnesh Singh [and others] -- 6. Online student incivility: what it is and how to manage it / Renate W. Prescott -- 7. Teaching Arabic online: methods to interact with and engage students / Arifa Garman -- 8. Internationalization of Indian higher education / Sunil Kumar -- 9. Distance learning in the Pacific: a case study of American Samoa / Deborah Zuercher and Jon Yoshioka -- 10. Open educational resources and the impact of MERLOT on transnational education / Lynn Aaron, Laura Franklin and Jeanne P. Sewell -- 11. Using alternative technologies for teacher training in developing countries / Victoria L. Frank -- 12. Teaching teachers: the biggest educational challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa / Bob Moon -- 13. Developing cultural competency in engineering through transnational distance learning / Stephanie Moore, Dominik May and Kari Wold -- 14. Globalization of higher education: an Indian perspective / Suresh K. Chauhan, Silima Nanda and Jagdish Arora -- 15. The Pacific Open Learning Health Net: providing health education in the Pacific / Steven Baxendale -- 16. How to be a transnational distance learning winner / Robert Hogan |
| Summary |
"This book presents the opportunities, methods, issues, and risks involved in extending university education across national borders, offering insight into understanding cultural, financial, and legal issues"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Business models |
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International education |
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Culture |
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Ethnicity |
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Gender |
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Language |
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Economic opportunities and risks |
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Educational resources needed for international students |
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Internationalizing curriculum |
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Managing and assessing programs |
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New markets |
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Organization |
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Infrastructure |
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Student support |
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Staffing |
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Planning technology for global delivery |
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Digital divide |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title screen (IGI Global, viewed Jan. 23, 2012) |
| Subject |
Transnational education.
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Distance education.
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Education, Higher -- Marketing
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Distance education.
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Education, Higher -- Marketing.
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Transnational education.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hogan, Robert, 1947-
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IGI Global
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| ISBN |
9781466602076 |
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1466602074 |
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