Mythology in the Making: Is the Open University Really Cost-Effective?.

Mace, John

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Mythology in the Making: Is the Open University Really Cost-Effective?

Mace, John

Higher Education, 7, 3, 295-309, Aug 78

An alternative technique, cost-effectiveness analysis, is proposed as a more appropriate way of evaluating the Open University. A rudimentary application of the technique to the cost structure of OU indicates that it could result in a substantial reduction in OU's costs. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Open Enrollment, Open Universities, Program Costs

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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