Technology-Based Distance Learning: Present and Future Directions in Business and Education

Abstract

This article reports on the differences and similarities between education and business related to Technology-Based Distance Learning. The research uses a multi-case quantitative research design and ethnography analysis. Areas investigated include: organizational infrastructure, cost effectiveness, curriculum methods, policy formulation, faculty and management acceptance, program assessments, and future directions for technology. The article emphasizes “just in time learning” and development of world wide learning environments for the twenty-first century.