Reduce cost and increase quality of curriculum and its delivery by
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Allowing Students access to expertise not available in their own educational institution
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Use and deliver material to more students than in a typical class so can justify greater effort in preparation
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Most important in near term for remote students and new rapidly changing fields which are typically not available
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In long term can impact nature of educational enterprise
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Important Questions:
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What is needed network infrastructure in terms of bandwidth and quality of service?
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What is appropriate way of preparing material and how should it best be delivered
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Answers to questions probably depends on field and student body
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