1st Edition

The e-Revolution and Post-Compulsory Education Using e-Business Models to Deliver Quality Education

Edited By Jos Boys, Peter Ford Copyright 2008
176 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Moving debates about ICT and higher education beyond a simple focus on e-learning, this book takes into consideration the provision of post-secondary education as a whole. Discussing what is meant by e-business, why e-business approaches are relevant to universities and colleges and the key issues this raises for post-secondary education, this book: examines emerging technologies and provides... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Nature of an e-Institution for Education  3. What is e-Business?  4. The Business of Post-Secondary Education  5. Educational Services and the Marketplace 6. Where are we now?  7. Getting from Here to There: Exploring Options  8. Getting from Here to There: Re-Defining your Institution  9. Getting from Here to There: Embedding Information and Communication Technologies  Appendices.  Summary of Useful Sources of Information

Biography

Dr. Jos Boys, Independent E-learning Consultant, UK

Jos Boys was course leader for one of the first under-graduate programmes in the country to provide one lap-top per student which fully integrated ICT with face-to-face learning. She then worked as an instructional designer and researcher for the Centre for Educational and Technological Development at De Montfort University, Leicester. In addition to co-authoring this book, Jos has undertaken several evaluation projects for JISC including Managed Learning Environments, joined-up systems and the problems of organisational change. She currently works for London Metropolitan University.

Professor Peter Ford, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, UK

At various points in his career at the university Peter has held the posts of Director of Information Services, Head of the School of Computer Science and IT, Dean of Science, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor. He continues to be Chairman of the National Computing Centre and EduServ Ltd, and is a non-executive director of a number of other companies concerned with Education or IT. He also acts as an IT consultant for many organisations across the world.

'This book goes much further than most towards achieving its objective of describing a viable post-compulsory educational e-institution' - British Journal of Educational Technology