Required Textbooks

Bates, A. W. (1995). Technology, Open Learning and Distance Education. London: Routledge.

Rumble, G. (1997). The Costs and Economics of Open and Distance Learning. London: Kogan Page.


Required Readings

Bates, A. W. (1999). Calculating the costs of Teaching with Technology, Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders (pp. 122-152). London: Routledge.

Bishop, T., & SchWeber, C. (2001). UMUC's Online MBA Program: A Case Study of Cost-Effectiveness and the Implications for Large-Scale Programs': Sloan Foundation.

Perraton, H. (2000). Introduction: golden goose and ugly duckling, Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World (pp. 4-9). London: Routedge.

Peters, O. (1994). Distance education and industrial production: a comparative interpretation in outline. In D. Keegan (Ed.), Otto Peters on Distance Education: The Industrialisation of Teaching and Learning (pp. 107-127).

Rumble, G. (1992). The Comparative Vulnerability of Distance Teaching Universities. Open Learning, 7(2), 31-45.

Rumble, G. (1999). The Costs of Networked Learning: What have we learned? Paper presented at the FLISH99 Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.

Schultz, T. W. (1961). Investment in Human Capital. American Economic Review, 51, 1-17.

Whalen, T., & Wright, D. (1999). 'Methodology for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Web-Based Tele-Learning'. The American Journal of Distance Education, 13(1), 25-43.


Suggested Additional Readings:

Bartolic-Zlomislic, S., & Bates, A. W. (1999). Assessing the costs and benefits of telelearning. Retrieved January 2, 2001, from the World Wide Web: http://research.cstudies.ubc.ca/nce/reports.html

Hülsmann, T. (2000). The Costs of Open Learning: a Handbook. Oldenburg: BIS. (Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Case study 1, Case study 3, Case study 9)

Karelis, C. (1999). Technology and Cost Control: Four Models. Syllabus(February).

Laidlaw, B., & Layard, R. (1974). Traditional versus Open University Teaching Method: A Cost Comparison. Higher Education, 3, 439-468.

Levin, H. M. (1995). Cost-effectiveness Analysis. In M. Carnoy (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Economics of Education Pergamon (pp. 381-386).

Moonen, J. (1997, August). 'The Efficiency of Telelearning'. JALN, 1(2).

Mugridge, I., & White, V. (1992). Responses to Greville Rumble's Article 'The Competitive Vulnerability of Distance Teaching Universities'. Open Learning, 52-62.

Perraton, H. (1994). Comparative Cost of Higher Education: Scale and Quality. In G. Dhanarajan (Ed.), Economics of Distance Education Recent Experience Open. Hong Kong: Learning Institute Press.

Perraton, H. (2000). Costs: what the figures say, Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World (pp. 118-138). London: Routedge.

Psacharopoulos, G. (1995). The Profitability of Investment in Education: Concepts and Methods: World Bank.

Rumble, G. (2001). The Costs of networked learning. JALN, forthcoming.

Sheperd, C. (1998). The Cost-Benefit Tool. Retrieved December 28, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.intranet-cafe.co.uk/cost_benefit_tool.htm

Turoff, M. (1997). Alternative Futures for Distance Learning: The Force and the Darkside. Paper presented at the UNESCO / OPEN UNIVERSITY International Colloquium Virtual Learning Environments and the Role of the Teacher, Open University, Milton Keynes.


Reference Source

This source of references is not suggesting additional readings. However, it will allow me to put in shorter references in my conference postings.
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