ERIC Number: ED500283
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep-27
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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Delivering Courses beyond Campus Walls: Off-Campus and Distance Education in Nebraska, 2004-05 and 2005-06
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
This report highlights distance delivery courses in Nebraska for the academic years 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. All six community colleges, the three state colleges, and the University of Nebraska campuses offer courses at distance; more than 40 degrees, endorsements and certificates are now offered completely by distance technology. The total number of students served by some form of distance education was 92,272 in 2004-2005 and 116,584 in 2005-2006. Three types of off-campus/distance education are includes: (1) traditional delivery; (2) synchronous delivery; and (3) asynchronous delivery. Since first collection of this information in the early 1990s, asynchronous sources have steadily increased, and now surpass both synchronous and traditionally-delivered courses. Almost every type of course is offered at distance, including courses requiring hands-on activities. Most asynchronous courses are available anywhere a student has access to a computer, including his or her home or work place; most synchronous courses require a location capable of receiving a live transmission from the campus. (Contains 3 figures and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: State Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Virtual Classrooms, College Outcomes Assessment, Statistical Surveys, Multimedia Instruction, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. P.O. Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509-5005. Tel: 402-471-2847; Fax: 402-471-2886; Web site: http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us/PublicDoc/CCPE/Default.asp
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, Lincoln.
Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
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