Dollars, Distance, and Online Education The New Economics of College Teaching and Learning

Instructional technology and distance learning have changed the meaning of attending college. Today's students can now learn through various forms of electronic communications media, including radio, television, the computer, and the Internet. But are the costs outweighing the benefits? This new addition to the Series on Higher Education, analyzes and assesses the costs of information technology for teaching and learning in higher education. Containing 15 essays that identify the positive and negative cost implications of information technology, this timely and detailed resource also explores how the increased use of information technology is transforming higher education, the different ways it can be used to teach different kinds of students, and the impact this increased spending has on college budgets.

MARTIN J. FINKELSTEIN is Professor of Higher Education at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., where he was the founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning.CAROL FRANCES is Visiting Scholar/Professor at both the Claremont Graduate University and Seton Hall University.FRANK I. JEWETT is currently a special consultant in academic affairs in the Chancellors Office of the California State University.BERNHARD W. SCHOLZ is Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning.