Paper Info
Title
The Future of Online Distance Education (ODE) in Public Universities in Quebec, Canada
Abstract
With the ever-growing enthusiasm for new technological tools as a means to deliver instruction to everyone everywhere, it seems that the past promises regarding Online Distance Education (ODE) are coming to fruition. But the present socio-economic situation occurring in the western world could have a greater impact on future ODE development than the sole popularity of the Internet or other pedagogical or technological innovations. With the escalating pressure for a more educated, better trained manpower due to the retirement of the baby-boom generation and the globalization of the economy, with the ever-present financial burden that educational systems are imposing on public finances, with the necessity to re-think our educational system to make it more accessible and also more eco-friendly, higher learning institutions are in a situation where ODE seems a logical and very profitable solution. Thus, the present context will have in the near future an important impact on higher learning institutions. This position paper examine the specific situation of public universities in Quebec, Canada.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/ICDS.2010.26
St. Maarten
Keywords
Field
DocType
online distance education,higher learning institution,present context,specific situation,future ode development,educational system,new technological tool,near future,present socio-economic situation,public universities,greater impact,important impact,innovation management,profitability,change,government,distance learning,internet,education system,public finance,distance education,social context,economics,technology management
Enthusiasm,Computer science,Popularity,Distance education,Knowledge management,Globalization,Ode,Technology management,Government,The Internet
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4244-5805-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bastien Sasseville100.34