Distance education: Rebottling or a new brew?

Author

Wiesner, Peter

Author_Institution

IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Volume

88

Issue

7

fYear

2000

fDate

7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1124

Lastpage

1130

Abstract

Engineering education is undergoing a significant transformation utilizing the very technology that engineers have developed. Many university engineering programs now use the Web as an integral part of both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. A number are delivering "distance education" courses and programs to students who do not have face-to-face contact with any instructor. This paper reviews the educational rationale and the productivity drivers behind this trend and provides some information on related IEEE educational programs. It considers the role of professors; business issues; online course development; lifelong education; universities; electronic publishing; company training; and professional associations.

Keywords

distance learning; engineering education; information resources; IEEE educational programs; WWW; Web; business issues; company training; distance education; electronic publishing; engineering education; lifelong education; online course development; professional associations; universities; Distance learning; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering education; Machine learning; Paper technology; Productivity; TV; Telephony; Web sites;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.871313

Filename

871313