Elements of a Sound Online Education Program: A Blueprint for a Food Industry Management Administration Certificate

Edmund M. Tavernier

No 243183, 31st West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference, August 10-14, 2015, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands from Caribbean Agro-Economic Society

Abstract: Internet technologies are making online education the fastest form of education delivery system in the U.S. While the delivery structures for offering online courses or programs often vary, the rationale for doing so centers around the need to mitigate costs of education delivery, enhancing educational quality, granting greater access to university courses to non-traditional students, accommodating the demands of the changing student population, and providing an alternative source of revenue for universities. This paper examines the elements that are crucial to successful online educational programs and proposes a blueprint for an online certificate program.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 2016-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.243183

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