Why some distance education programs fail while others succeed in a global environment

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 141-147

  Rovai, Alfred P ^a   Downey, James R ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic capitalism; Academic globalization; Global learning; Higher education; International strategic enrollment management; Online learning; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; CONTROL COSTS; CROSS-BORDER; DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL LEARNING; HIGHER EDUCATION; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE PROGRAMS; SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS; STUDENT RETENTION;

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; FLOW PATTERNS; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77955228741     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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