Waseda University's E-School: 10 Years of E-Education in Japan

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Author(s): Shoji Nishimura (Waseda University, Japan)and Douglass J. Scott (Waseda University, Japan)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 32
Source title: Reshaping Medical Practice and Care with Health Information Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ashish Dwivedi (University of Hull, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9870-3.ch006

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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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 availability of high-speed Internet connections, it has become possible to economically transmit high-quality videotaped lectures across Japan and throughout the world. Waseda's e-School has many features that contribute to its success, among these are that lecture contents are transmitted with an image quality that allows students to easily read what is written on the blackboard. In addition, online classes are relatively small—21 students on average—and new classes are created to respond to students' needs and interests. This chapter outlines the e-School's first 10 years of operation: Its history, curriculum, administration, and management learning system. Data are also presented for student engagement with the e-School system for the first ten years of operation (2003-2012).

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