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UNINA9910465410203321 |
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Autore |
Bowen William G |
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Titolo |
Higher Education in the Digital Age [[electronic resource]] |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
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1-299-28141-9 |
1-4008-4720-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States |
Education, Higher -- United States -- Data processing |
Information technology |
Education, Higher - Computer network resources |
Education, Higher - Effect of technological innovations on |
Internet in higher education |
Education |
Social Sciences |
Theory & Practice of Education |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; Part 1. Costs and Productivity in Higher Education; Cost Trends, the "Cost Disease," and Productivity in Higher Education; Factors Other Than the Cost Disease Pushing Up Educational Costs; Affordability; Is There a Serious Problem-Even a Crisis?; Notes; Part 2. Prospects for an Online Fix; Background; The Lack of Hard Evidence; The Need for Customizable, Sustainable Platforms (or Tool Kits); The Need for New Mindsets-and Fresh Thinking about Decision-Making; What Must We Retain? |
Appendix: The Online Learning LandscapeNotes; Discussion by Howard Gardner; Discussion by John Hennessy; William G. Bowen's Responses |
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to Discussion Session Comments; Discussion by Andrew Delbanco; Discussion by Daphne Koller; William G. Bowen's Responses to Discussion Session Comments; INDEX |
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Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In this short and incisive book, William G. Bowen, one of the foremost experts on the intersection of education and economics, explains why, despite his earlier skepticism, he now believes technology has the potential to help rein in costs without negatively affecting student learning. As a former president of Princeton University, an economist, |
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UNINA9910459232703321 |
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Autore |
Humphreys Matthew James <1969-, > |
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Titolo |
Sustainability in European transport policy / / Matthew Humphreys |
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Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-87620-0 |
1-283-04307-6 |
9786613043078 |
0-203-83823-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Transportation - Law and legislation - European Union countries |
Freedom of movement - European Union countries |
Transportation and state - European Union countries |
Sustainable development - Law and legislation - European Union countries |
Pollution - Law and legislation - European Union countries |
Electronic books. |
Europe Economic integration |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The legislative and policy context of the common transport policy -- European transport initiatives -- The polluter pays principle : the theory of market mechanisms -- Road pricing in theory and practice -- Sustainable development and transport -- The polluter pays principle in practice. |
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The construction of the European Economic Communities in 1950 primarily set out to build an integrated economic zone in which national borders were, to a large extent, overcome. The ability of persons and goods to move freely within the economic zone was seminal in the realisation of economic integration. Underlying this, and therefore an implied necessity for European growth, an effective transport infrastructure was essential. However, with rising awareness of environmental issues, and a closer regard to sustainability of development, European transport systems and their regulation have c |
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UNISALENTO991002037019707536 |
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Autore |
Cornoldi, Cesare |
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Titolo |
Nuove prove di lettura MT per la scuola secondaria di I grado : manuale / Cesare Cornoldi, Giovanni Colpo |
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Edizione |
[3. ed.] |
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64 p. ; 30 cm. + portfolio (classi prima, seconda e terza) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Test psicologici |
Lettura - Apprendimento - Valutazione - Scuola dell'obbligo |
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