Distance Learning in Higher Education: Update
Published Feb 1999
Narrative providing an update to the April 1998 report about distance learning to ensure that its growth in higher education has risen
Distance learning is an exciting component of postsecondary education, providing opportunities to expand the reach of education and change its impact. But because the technology that is involved is ever changing, it is necessary to reexamine the issues from time to time. Therefore, this narrative provides an update to the April 1998 report entitled, Assuring Quality in Distance Learning: A Preliminary Report that examined technology-mediated distance learning in higher education and the policy questions its growth has raised.