A quantitative cost effectiveness model for Web-supported academic instruction

This paper describes a quantitative cost effectiveness model for Web-supported academic instruction. The model was designed for Web-supported instruction (rather than distance learning only) characterizing most of the traditional higher education institutions. It is based on empirical data (Web logs...

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Published in:The Internet and higher education 2006, Vol.9 (2), p.81-90
Main Authors: Cohen, Anat, Nachmias, Rafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automatic teaching
College Students
Computer Assisted Instruction
Cost Effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness model
Costs
Distance Education
Educational sciences
Electronic Publishing
Higher Education
Internet
Online learning
Policy
Teachers
Teaching aids
Teaching Methods
Web Sites
Web-based instruction
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Summary:This paper describes a quantitative cost effectiveness model for Web-supported academic instruction. The model was designed for Web-supported instruction (rather than distance learning only) characterizing most of the traditional higher education institutions. It is based on empirical data (Web logs) of students' and instructors' usage implementing Web-mining techniques. This will enable to quantify the costs and benefits of Web-supported instruction on both the single-course and the campus-wide levels. This paper describes the model's characteristics; the costs and benefits components in six dimensions; the computational mechanism that translates the cost and benefit components into quantitative values referring to university policymakers, instructors, and students; and its development process consists of the model design, creation of the computational mechanism and validation by instructors and students.
ISSN:1096-7516
1873-5525
DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2006.03.007