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Distance Learning as Commercializing Higher Education

Distance Learning as Commercializing Higher Education

Gary A. Berg
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 3
ISBN13: 9781599049359|ISBN10: 159904935X|EISBN13: 9781599049366
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch240
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Berg, Gary A. "Distance Learning as Commercializing Higher Education." Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 2976-2978. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch240

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Berg, G. A. (2008). Distance Learning as Commercializing Higher Education. In L. Tomei (Ed.), Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2976-2978). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch240

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Berg, Gary A. "Distance Learning as Commercializing Higher Education." In Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, 2976-2978. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch240

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Abstract

Since computer-based learning can involve partnerships with for-profit organizations, be viewed as a route to increased revenue, and potentially be used to reduce labor expenses, it is naturally tied to what is often described as the commercialization of higher education, or what Slaughter and Leslie (1997) term “academic capitalism.”

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