Virtual universities in engineering education
- Autores: Freimut Bodendorf, Philiph S. Wain
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 17, no. Extra 2, 2001 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Virtual Universities), págs. 102-107
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Computerandtelecommunicationstechnologiesarehavingprofoundeffectsonhighereducation.Theyinfluencewhomweteachaswellashowweteach.Indeed,theappearanceof`virtualuniversities'reflectsnewdevelopmentswithrespecttowhoisdoingtheteaching.ThisspecialissueoftheInternationalJournalofEngineeringEducationexaminestheroleofvirtualuniversitiesinengineeringeducation.Inthisintroductiontotheissue,wefirstconsidertwochallengestotraditionalhighereducationandsuggestthat`virtualization'isonewayto respond to thesechallenges.Wethendefineanddescribewhatwemeanby`virtualuniversity'.Weoutlinethemanyissuesraisedbythisformofeducationforengineersandotherlearnersandprovideanoverviewofthepapersincorporatedinthisjournal.Finally,drawingsomeconclusionsfromthepapersandfromour own experience, we express some thoughts on what the future might hold for the `traditional'engineering schools and for learners seeking access to engineering education.