Abstract and Citation
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The popular and scholarly literature on the developing use of the Internet for delivery of higher education paints disparate views of success and failure. This paper summarizes the results of a set of surveys and interviews conducted with twenty-one higher education institutions of various types that consider their usage of e-Learning as successful. Through data collected from the participants and review of prior research, this paper provides some potential insights into the common success factors for successful adoption of Internet-supported learning, including motivation, leadership, measurements and expectations, student and faculty support, and delivery format. This paper also looks at best practices and innovations, major challenges faced, and priorities for the future. Finally, using well known models for adoption of new technology-based products, the paper comments on the progress of adoption to date and presents potential insights into future trends.

Citation

Abel, R. J. (2005). Achieving success in internet-supported learning in higher education: Case studies illuminate success factors, challenges, and future directions. February, 2005. Lake Mary, FL: The Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness, Inc. from http://www.a-hec.org/research/study_reports/IsL0205/TOC.html