Book review - Economics of distance and online learning: Theory, practice and research

Abstract

The book edited by Bramble and Panda provides a comprehensive overview of the organizational models of distance and online learning from an international perspective and from the point of view of planning, costing, management, and decision making. [...]general factors are listed that influence costs, such as country characteristics, system design, organizational type, and curriculum focus. According to Jewett, unbundling of teaching tasks shifts cost of content development and instructional design from variable to fixed costs and frees teachers for student-related workload.