a college that is not accredited. Also, outstanding professors will not aspire to work in a college that is not highly regarded in various aspects of a colleges’ curriculum.
Colleges are offering online courses to students who need an alternative education choice. The students can benefit by eliminating the cost of traveling to the campus for a three hour course. Some students enjoy the online courses because they can meet people who are in locations around the world. The online courses are unique because they can be delivered at the time of the instruction and it can also be recorded for later student viewing. Colleges gain an advantage because they can offer online courses of professors who are on sabbatical. More online courses can be expected within the next five years. As these courses expand they can reach the international audiences of students, instructors and researchers. The possibilities for international exchanges of information are limitless.
College stability is essential to the competitive edge that the United States maintains in its workforce. We are faced with the possibility of closing colleges who cannot keep up with their enrollment goals. This is particularly worrisome for colleges that do not have large endowments. College administrators must come up with a new paradigm regarding how they will work. For example due to the recent oil crises several colleges created a four day work week. College employees worked ten hours each day and did not work on Friday. Difficult college budget challenges should inspire innovative approaches to educate future generations of leaders.
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