Abstract:
Academic administrators in land grant colleges of agriculture are interested in sharing courses with other universities. Land grant universities also have considerable capacity to offer courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a result, significant opportunities exist for sharing agriculture related courses among land grant universities. To translate the opportunities into reality, a framework for sharing courses through distance education must be constructed. Besides forming partnerships based on interest and capacity, academic administrators will need to address concerns including the opportunity for students to interact with their instructor and one another, the overall quality of courses, the relevance of course outcomes, the academic integrity of students completing requirements at a distance, and the instructor's qualifications. In addition, a host of logistical issues must be addressed. To address the recommendations of this study and to determine implications for their institutions, administrators are provided a list of questions to consider.
Keywords:
interest, capacity, distance learning courses
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