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Virtualization of Universities: Digital Media and the Organization of Higher Education Institutions
Thomas Pfeffer
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Hardback. Using the University of Klagenfurt as an in-depth case study, this book assesses new information and communication technology. Explores the effects of digital media on research, the preservation and dissemination of knowledge and education delivery. Series: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNMN; KJMV6; UTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
The purpose of this volume is to shape conceptual tools to understand the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the organization of universities. Traditional research-based universities, the most typical representatives of the higher education system, find themselves challenged by the speed and the wide range of technical innovations, but also by a vast array of implicit assumptions and explicit promises associated with the distribution of digital media. The author observes that as universities increasingly use digital media (computers and the Internet) to accomplish their tasks, a transformation takes place in an evolutionary rather than ... Read more
The purpose of this volume is to shape conceptual tools to understand the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the organization of universities. Traditional research-based universities, the most typical representatives of the higher education system, find themselves challenged by the speed and the wide range of technical innovations, but also by a vast array of implicit assumptions and explicit promises associated with the distribution of digital media. The author observes that as universities increasingly use digital media (computers and the Internet) to accomplish their tasks, a transformation takes place in an evolutionary rather than ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461420644
SKU
V9781461420644
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