Today, libraries within all institutions of higher education are viewing serials collection development in a new light. This paper looks at the issues revolving around these new dynamics, including distance education, electronic serials and how librarians should proceed in the near future. Much...

A global electronic‐business course, delivered over the Internet, is helping to provide managers with an understanding of how electronic commerce is changing the way they think about business today. The program, developed and managed by FT Knowledge and the Wharton School of the University of...

Purpose In the COVID-19 pandemic, students were subjected to high pressure when they were forced to move to distance learning in a lockdown environment. Such a drastic move for communities living in groups with solid relationship ties comes at a price. This study aims to investigate the...

Purpose This study aims to assess the enrolment scenario of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in India offered through distance mode. Design/methodology/approach The scope of the study is limited to India, reflecting the trend of distance education in LIS in India. The study is...

Internet technology has advanced very rapidly over the last few years and a new trend in educational development for learning and teaching has emerged. Virtual Classroom is an online learning and teaching environment that facilitates the collaboration and integration of discussion forums, chat...

Since separating from the AT&T Corporation in 1996, Lucent Technologies, Inc. has become one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of communications systems, software and products. A key business imperative for Lucent Technologies is, of course, to keep abreast of its...

The number of distance learning MBA programmes in Hong Kong has dramatically increased in the past decade. The Hong Kong government has to exercise regulatory measures to control the quality of these programmes. This study explores why Hong Kong managers decide to pursue a distance learning MBA...

Feels the e‐learning industry has been the victim of a lot of hype, without producing the growth that has been expected by commentators and players within the industry. Seeks to explain why the e‐learning has fared better in the USA than elsewhere, and highlights some of the problems that...