TUITION/PRICING FOR ONLINE LEARNING

Authors

  • Karen Paulson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v12i2.1697

Keywords:

Instructional Costs, Pricing, In-State and Out-Of-State Electronic Rates, Single and Differential Tuition Rates, Discounts, Workforce

Abstract

To make online learning an integral part of higher education, institutions must determine the real costs of instruction and what tuition to charge based on these costs. Then the question is: Is this tuition bearable by the target population of potential students?

References

Southern Regional Education Board Distance Learning Policy Laboratory Finance Subcommittee. Using Finance Policy to Reduce Barriers to Distance Learning, August 2002. http://www.ecinitiatives.org/policylab/Reports/Finance_Final_9.06.pdf.

Paulson, K. Reconfiguring faculty roles for virtual settings. Journal of Higher Education (Special Issue: The Faculty in the New Millennium) 23(1): 123–140, 2002.

Jones, D. P. and F. Jewett. Procedures for calculating the costs of alternative modes of instructional delivery. In: Dollars, Distance, and Online Education: The New Economics of College Teaching and Learning, 213–238. Phoenix: The American Council on Education and The Oryx Press, 2000.

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Published

2019-02-09

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Empirical Studies

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