E-learning: the partnership challenge

This report examines aspects of the impacts of new information and communication technologies (ICT) on education and training in the OECD countries, what is broadly referred to as e-learning. Technology ... becomes valuable in education if learners and teachers can do something useful with it. There is now a definite shift of focus from technology to content and people in several OECD countries... Firstly, this publication analyses the major ICT trends and the market opportunities for e-learning... Secondly, the report explores closely the e-learning developments respectively in the school and in the higher education sector in terms of market prospects and partnership creation... The number of cross-border public-private alliances is post secondary education is rising rapidly, to match growing competition in an increasingly global e-learning market... Thirdly, the report does provide some practical advice especially to business and education institutions about how to go about creating and managing partnerships. Finally, the publication highlights some of the policy issues that require attention when promoting e-learning. (DIPF/Orig.).