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Versluis, Arthur – Academic Questions, 2004
The president of a vastly profitable virtual education corporation asserted that customers flock to him, not for an education, but for the material comforts that an education provides. Compelled by technology and supported by the World Trade Organization, such huge credentialing agencies employ lowpaid contractors to dish out homogenized info…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Public Education, Educational Technology
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Lancaster, S.; Yen, D. C.; Wang, J-C. – Industry and Higher Education, 2003
Online education has become a highly debated topic. While some educators see it as a commercialized and prepackaged form of education, one that limits the verbal skills of students, others see it as breaking down the geographical and financial barriers that many students face. Online delivery has changed education in a number of ways, increasing…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Internet, Distance Education, Online Courses