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Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training

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The rate of growth of IT-based education and training appears to be phenomenal. This chapter looks at some of the factors driving this expansion and a range of different university strategies. The relative benefits and disadvantages of IT for universities are considered and the major barriers to successful adoption are reviewed.

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  1. De Montfort University, UK

    Stephen Brown

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  1. Information Systems for Production and Operations Management, University of Essen, Universitätsstraße 9, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Heimo H. Adelsberger  & Jan M. Pawlowski  & 

  2. Faculty of Educational Science and Technology, University of Twente, Postbox 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Betty Collis

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Brown, S. (2002). The University. In: Adelsberger, H.H., Collis, B., Pawlowski, J.M. (eds) Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training. International Handbooks on Information Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07682-8_36

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