| Access to Knowledge: New Information Technologies and the Emergence of the Virtual University Reprinted from Edition Contributor(s): Della Santa, Tarcisio (Editor), Tschang, F. Ted (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0080436706 ISBN-13: 9780080436708 Publisher: Pergamon OUR PRICE: $175.74 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2000 Annotation: This book examines how the higher education environment is being shaped by new information technologies, with a particular focus on technologies based in the Internet. The work will illustrate a vision of how virtual universities and their elements are emerging, and of how they can be shaped to the needs of knowledge-based societies. It will also examine what requirements and policies are necessary to effect the worldwide transformation of educational systems, especially given the disparate needs and capabilities across countries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Science | History - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 378.175 |
| LCCN: 2001274670 |
| Series: Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.79 lbs) 452 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines how the higher education environment is being shaped by new information technologies, with a particular focus on technologies based in the Internet. This work will illustrate a vision of how virtual universities and their elements are emerging, and of how they can be shaped to the needs of knowledge-based societies. It will also examine what requirements and policies are necessary to effect the worldwide transformation of educational systems, especially given the disparate needs and capabilities across countries. |