This paper describes the costs associated with providing library support for a series of distance-education courses at The Ohio State University (OSU). These courses are designed as a pilot program offered by the OSU Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Costs to the library are analyzed for document delivery, electronic reserves, reference services, and librarian activities. Also included are ...

T-learning courses are an effective way of education, but their creation is a time-consuming and expensive activity. We explain the process of t-learning courses development as it was proposed in the scope of the ELU Project. We suggest applying the combination of hyper-text on the basis of an electronic programme guide for navigation in the t-course structure and a video with active elements i...

An elective course in electronic music synthesis has been developed for electrical and computer engineering students. The course provides an interesting way to integrate and apply DSP and computer manipulation concepts studied in previous courses, and extends student understanding of more advanced concepts such as time-evolving spectra. MATLAB is a standard platform used in the signals and DSP ...

Introduction: Repeat antenatal corticosteroids may reduce respiratory distress syndrome however there is conflicting evidence suggesting it may be unnecessary or harmful. This article reviews the literature to examine the role of multiple courses of antenatal steroids to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Methods: Electronic databases were searched online. Results: Four randomised ...

An integrated set of four subsequent single semester courses is being developed covering information technology in great width and with strong links to technical applications. The courses will become integral parts of a distance teaching university's curricula. Combining short phases of presence with interleaved media-based self study blocks, they are also especially well-suited for continuing ...

Modern education is hard to imagine without the use of e-learning tools, but still the transition from traditional “paper-and-pencil” examining to electronic exams is to some extent cautious. Although course administration and exam evaluation are much easier with learning management systems, there are concerns among teaching staff, that electronic tests simplify examination process compared to ...

In 2003, the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan, established the e-School, Japan’s first complete undergraduate correspondence courses enabling students to acquire their bachelor degrees solely through e-learning. Supported by the widespread availability of high-speed Internet connections, it has become possible to transmit videotaped lectures with an image quality close to that...

The Internet as a medium for communication and information distribution has opened up new opportunities for distance education programs. Not only is the scope of a program, in terms of potential target groups, by default a global one because the Internet is global. Moreover, commonly available multimedia technologies for the World Wide Web provide effective means for bringing courses to student...

Learning analytics is the analysis of electronic learning data which allows teachers, course designers and administrators of virtual learning environments to search for unobserved patterns and underlying information in learning processes. The main aim of learning analytics is to improve learning outcomes and the overall learning process in electronic learning virtual classrooms and computer-sup...