description: The author is the CEO of Jones International Corporation and has been a leader in the use of cable television for distance learning and electronic education. Mr. Jones identifies several influences that are forcing change in educational institutions and looks at how distance learning and electronic delivery of information can be a critical tool to assist educational leaders in meeting these changes. The author looks at the rising costs of higher education, the changing characteristics of the adult student, the development of a global community, and the transformation of the world to a knowledge society. Mr. Jones shows how the television medium and the Internet can provide a less costly and more efficient means of providing education to a diverse student population. Mr. Jones is a proponent of entrepreneurship. He believes that innovation, initiative and solutions can be found in partnerships between institutions and entrepreneurial groups. He calls this collaboration Free Market Fusion and he maintains that education in the future will be in the combined hands of private and public entities. An Education Renaissance is an good reference for anyone interested in the history of distance education and also provides the reader with a number of successful distance learning projects currently in operation.
language: English
title: Cyberschools: An Education Renaissance
titlecomplete: Cyberschools: An Education Renaissance
publisher: Cyber Pub Group Inc