On-Line Education : Learning Effectiveness and Faculty Satisfaction 
Subtitle: Proceedings of the 1999 Sloan Summer Workshop on Asynchronous Learning Networks
Publisher: Center for Asynchronous Learning Networks
Published: June 1, 2000
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780967777412
First sentence: In the early 1990s, Dr. Ralph Gomory, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation became convinced that computer networks could revolutionize access to educational opportunities, and in 1993 Dr. Al. Frank Mayadas joined the Foundation and began vigorous grant-making.