Is Distance Education a Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Classroom Instruction?.

Brent, Brian O.

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ERIC Number: EJ624693

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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Is Distance Education a Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Classroom Instruction?

Brent, Brian O.

School Business Affairs, v67 n2 p33-39 Feb 2001

Examines the cost-effectiveness of ITV (interactive television) in seven school districts participating in a cooperative educational association. In all cases, providing the courses on site was far less costly than supporting the courses through distance education. Average cost savings would have ranged from 622 percent to 78 percent. (Contains 12 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interactive Television, Program Implementation, Tax Allocation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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