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Digital Dilemma: Issues of Access, Cost, and Quality in Media-enhanced and Distance Educationreviewed by James Forest - 2002 Title: Digital Dilemma: Issues of Access, Cost, and Quality in Media-enhanced and Distance Education Author(s): Gerald C. Van Dusen Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco ISBN: 0787955736, Pages: 141 , Year: 2000 Search for book at Amazon.com The relationship between technology and learning
is among the most important topics in higher education worldwide,
and increasing in importance. While there are many areas of concern
to observers of this topic, Gerald Van Dusen has prepared an
engaging overview of three primary areas: issues of access and
equity, issues of cost and affordability, and issues of quality and
effectiveness. Not surprisingly, these represent the same three
areas of critical challenge to the success of colleges and
universities throughout the U.S., as we struggle to make higher
education more accessible, more affordable, and more effective.
Thus structured, Van Dusen’s report provides a brief yet
thorough analysis of the major challenges in our daily efforts to
enhance teaching and learning in higher education.
In today's rapidly changing world, writing about
technology often carries a significant amount of risk. Due to
editing and publishing cycles, the technical aspects of a book can
become outdated before it even reaches the shelves, as the
emergence of new hardware and software can... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- James Forest
Franklin Pierce College E-mail Author James JF Forest serves as the Special Assistant to the President for Planning and Director of Strategic Analysis, Franklin Pierce College. Dr. Forest has served in a variety of administrative capacities at several nonprofit and educational organizations, and is a Senior Partner of University Strategies, a consulting firm. He has published widely on issues of teaching, learning, and technology, and is co-editor of Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia (2001: ABC-CLIO Publishing).
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