Costs and benefits of network based instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School
By: Brian K. Sorenson
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Description: The Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) Strategic Plan for 1998 addresses the significance of distant education in NPS's future. Network Based Instruction (NBI) utilizes new technology and the Internet to provide education at a distance. This thesis provides a framework which identifies the costs and benefits associated with converting, administering and maintaining a traditionally taught course using Network Based Instruction. Conversion, hardware, administration and maintenance costs to provide an NBI course are examined in the    cost analysis section. The benefit analysis examines benefits of reduced NPS residency, a career learning      continuum, online reference, and short course savings in addition to other intangible benefits. This study finds NBI to be a viable option for future learning at NPS. It is recommended that NPS proceed with conversion of      courses into an NBI format Knowledge gained during conversion of initial courses will be instrumental in the      subsequent design of efficient and effective distant education programs.
Notes: "June 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): John E. Mutty, William R. Gates.

Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94)

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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US Navy (USN) author.

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