Supply Chain Management Perspective of Online Education

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Educational Technology Systems

ISSN

0047-2395

Volume

29

Issue

2

DOI

10.2190/15JQ-6JCX-QE6B-RTAV

Publication Date

12-1-2000

Abstract

For-profit online education is a quickly emerging industry. In recent years, many education providers have established Web sites where they offer courses on a large selection of subjects. Businesses from every corner of the commercial world have expressed serious interest in these potentially lucrative opportunities. Due to the relatively short history of online education, many components along the process are not well developed or well connected. This paper describes and discusses the supply chain of online education, its components, and the technology applications each component uses. It also reviews the weaknesses of current technology applications on the supply chain and proposes development opportunities to better integrate the online education industry.

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