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Academic Workload in Online Courses

Academic Workload in Online Courses

Geoffrey N. Dick
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 6
ISBN13: 9781605661988|ISBN10: 1605661988|EISBN13: 9781605661995
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch001
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Dick, Geoffrey N. "Academic Workload in Online Courses." Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition, edited by Patricia L. Rogers, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch001

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Dick, G. N. (2009). Academic Workload in Online Courses. In P. Rogers, G. Berg, J. Boettcher, C. Howard, L. Justice, & K. Schenk (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition (pp. 1-6). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch001

Chicago

Dick, Geoffrey N. "Academic Workload in Online Courses." In Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition, edited by Patricia L. Rogers, et al., 1-6. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch001

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Abstract

While distance education has been available in many forms for a long time, the technologies associated with the Internet are opening up new ways of delivering the educational product. In addition, the acceptance and use of these technologies are widespread, easing the transition from the traditional classroom in the eyes of university administrators, students, and academics—at least at first appearances. Coupled with this, the worldwide shortage of academic staff in the business schools, particularly in information intensive areas (Diamond & Wergin, 2002) and engineering (Thompson, 1999), and the general “graying of academia” (Hall, 2002) is encouraging school management to experiment with alternative forms of delivery. University administrations can see attractions in increasing numbers of students. Under what conditions will the Internet and its associated technologies provide an acceptable answer? While teaching in foreign parts and living at home may be attractive to some academics, what problems will be encountered by institution administrations in the use of these telecommuters?

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