The Quality of Distance Learning from an Economic Perspective: A Case Study from Hong Kong
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This paper examines the quality of distance education in terms of its impact on the earnings of workers, based on Hong Kong’s 2001 census and 2006 by-census data. Education and training, which are an investment in human capital, enhance the productivity of workers and increase their lifetime incomes: a more productive investment will produce a higher rate of return. The effects of education and training on workers’ earnings can be regarded as a proxy for measuring the quality of education undertaken. This study shows that, as regards earnings, and therefore (indirectly) quality, there is no statistically significant difference between distance and traditional education.
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Wai, C. C. (2011). The Quality of Distance Learning from an Economic Perspective: A Case Study from Hong Kong. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 13(1), 41–50. Retrieved from https://jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/37
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