Access to Knowledge: New Information Technologies and the Emergence of the Virtual University (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780080436708)

This book examines how the higher education environment is being shaped by new information technologies, with a particular focus on technologies based in the Internet. This work will illustrate a vision of how virtual universities and their elements are emerging, and of how they can be shaped to the needs of knowledge-based societies. It will also examine what requirements and policies are necessary to effect the worldwide transformation of educational systems, especially given the disparate needs and capabilities across countries.

Author: Tarcisio Della Santa
ISBN-10: 0080436706
ISBN-13: 9780080436708
Publisher: Pergamon
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2000
Pages: 452
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 192