National Policies on the Cost-Effective Use of New Technologies in Lifelong Learning

MacKeogh, Kay

doi:10.2753/eue1056-4934330441

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“…Secondly, C&IT is seen as a means of enhancing competitiveness by using technology to reduce costs and increase market share. However, as MacKeogh (2000) reports there is very little evidence of the cost effectiveness of C&IT, whether it is used as a tool to enhance the internal delivery of traditional courses or as a means of developing distance provision.…”

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confidence: 99%

University continuing education

Osborne

Oberski²

2004

Journal of European Industrial Training

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Continuing policy initiatives at both National and European levels emphasise the need to increase participation in higher education (HE) through more flexible delivery. One of the key elements of flexible delivery is seen to be the use of communication and information technologies (C&IT). These technologies clearly have the potential to reach a much wider student body, irrespective of geographical and/or social limitations. We briefly explore the role of C&IT in Universities and argue that its use is far less ubiquitous than predicted. We then explore the impact of C&IT on pedagogy in HE as well as on the organisation of teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on delivery to small companies. We conclude that the current use of C&IT in HE is likely to continue to confirm the already existing gap between those with and those without access to these technologies and predict that the role of multinational corporations in education is likely to increase.

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confidence: 99%