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The Challenges and Opportunities of Online Postgraduate Coursework Programs in a Traditional University Context
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Author(s): Elizabeth Devonshire (University of Sydney, Australia), Hannah Forsyth (University of Sydney, Australia), Sharon Reid (University of Sydney, Australia)and Judy M. Simpson (University of Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 16
Source title:
Outlooks and Opportunities in Blended and Distance Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): B. Tynan (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), J. Willems (Monash University, Australia)and R. James (University of New England, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4205-8.ch026
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Abstract
Educational technologies have led to a mainstreaming of distance education across the Australian tertiary sector, so that some remote delivery is now expected of nearly all universities. At postgraduate level, the flexibility of online delivery supports development of niche courses that have strategic significance for industries and the nation. When combined with another expanding (yet seemingly marginal) activity—postgraduate coursework—this development can present a number of challenges and opportunities. As a consequence traditional on-campus universities are now engaging in modes of educational delivery that do not necessarily align to their organizational culture, structures of governance, policy, administration and pedagogical norms. This chapter draws on four illustrative case studies to explore the complexities that arise from the convergence of these non-traditional activities in a traditional setting. In so doing, it critically examines the challenges that a traditional Australian university faces in the delivery of postgraduate distance education and identifies the opportunities that are likely to assist traditional institutions in planning and supporting this type of degree provision.
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