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E-Learning Practice and Experience at Waseda E-School: Japan’s First Undergraduate Degree-Awarding Online Program
Abstract
In 2003, the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University (Japan), established the e-School, Japan’s first complete undergraduate program enabling students to earn their bachelor degrees solely through e-learning. Supported by the widespread availability of high-speed Internet connections, it has become possible to economically transmit videotaped lectures with an image quality close to that of television across Japan and throughout the world. In addition, lecture contents are transmitted with an image quality that allows students to easily read what is written on the blackboard. Waseda’s e-School has many features that contribute to its success, among these are the coupling of online and on-campus courses enhancing students educational experiences. In addition, online classes are relatively small—most are capped at 30 students—and new classes are created to respond to students’ needs and interests. This chapter outlines the e-School’s history, curriculum, administration, and management learning system. Various data are presented for the first four years of the e-School’s operation (2003-2006), when the newly-created program was under the Ministry of Education’s mandatory supervision period.
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