Internet learning in the United States : where it is and where it is going

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Author	GOMORY, Ralph E.
Title	Internet learning in the United States : where it is and where it is going
Publication year	2001
Source/Footnote	In: Higher education in Europe. - 26 (2001) 4, S. 523 - 527
Inventory number	15743
Keywords	Ausland : USA : Hochschulwesen allgemein ; Hochschule : Virtuelle Hochschule ; Multimedia / Internet ; Informationsgesellschaft / Wissensgesellschaft
Abstract	The author briefly describes the activity of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in support of asynchronous learning networks (ALNs) in universities, an activity that goes back to 1992. These networks can provide the essentials of the traditional learning experience electronically, delivering the same ultimate result at roughly the same cost as traditional classroom delivery. However, asynchronous learning networks can assemble a diversity of students and teaching staffs and offer a flexibility of delivery and of outreach that permit a vast extension of educational possibilities. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)