EJ559696 HE537822
Title: Western Governors U. Takes Shape as a New Model for Higher
Education.Author(s): Blumenstyk, Goldie
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n22 pA21-A24 Feb 6 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0009-5982
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1998
Backers of
Western Governors University hope it will revolutionize the ways
colleges compete for students, professors teach, and education is
measured, and believe the virtual university can help contain the
costs of educating growing numbers of students in the 16 participating
states. However, the administration faces challenges in areas of
accreditation, faculty, eligibility for student aid, and curriculum.
(MSE)
Descriptors: *Accreditation (Institutions); Change Strategies; College
Administration; College Curriculum; College Faculty; *Consortia;
*Distance Education; Educational Change; Higher Education; Innovation;
*Intercollegiate Cooperation; Program Descriptions; *Regional Planning;
Student Financial Aid
Identifiers: *Virtual Universities; *Western Governors University
