May 11, 2001
Union Publishes Guide Citing High Cost of Distance Education
The National Education Association has issued a manual asserting that online instruction is almost always more expensive than traditional, in-person instruction.
Officials at the association, the country's largest teachers' union, say they hope faculty members will use the manual in bargaining over distance-learning issues. The manual's pointed conclusions suggest that the union plans to take a tough line as universities expand into online learning.
"It seems to me that it is in
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