Distance and Campus Universities: Tensions and Interactions: A Comparative Study of Five Countries

Chapter headings: Foreword. Acknowledgements. Preface. The Idea of a Distance Teaching University. Distance Teaching Universities in their National Settings. Students and Academic Faculty. Academic Curricula. Technologies in the Service of Distance Teaching Universities. Governance, Funding and Organisation. Distance and Campus Universities: Scepticism, Collaboration and Competition. Lessons from the Past and Trends of the Future. Annex I - Basic guidelines for initiating and establishing a new distance teaching university. Annex II - Summarised check list. References. Index.