A Critical Analysis of Post-Secondary Distance Education in the United States: Past and Present
Research focusing on distance education, which represents an important aspect within the broader field of mobile learning, has grown tremendously in recent years. While considerable focus has centered on the role of technological innovations and the proliferation of internet-based educational programs, there exists a significant gap in this body of research, particularly with regards to studies that take a critical perspective on mobile learning. Moreover, scant attention has been paid to historical considerations that parallel many recent developments and which might better inform current debates related to distance education/mobile learning. This paper works to address both of these two concerns. First, this paper provides a brief overview and critical analysis of the rapid growth of online distance education programs among for-profit colleges and universities in the United States. Second, this paper links these concerns to historical examples of distance education by examining the rise of correspondence schools and programs in the United States roughly a century ago. This study is particularly timely and significant given the large numbers of students now enrolled in online programs at for-profit colleges and universities and the aggressive marketing to key educational entrepreneurs throughout the world.
online education distance education for-profit education critical analysis historical analysis mobile learning proprietary schools
Christopher B. Crowley MinYu
University of Wisconsin-Madison 444 Teacher Education Building 225 North Mills Street Madison. Wisco University of Wisconsin-Madison 210 Teacher Education Building 225 North Mills Street Madison, Wisco
国际会议
10th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning(第十届移动学习国际会议)
北京
英文
70-73
2011-10-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）