This article analyzes internationalisation and globalisation in higher education and the new and emerging organisational models for institutions and networks made possible by open and distance learning and information and communications technology (ICT). It analyzes trends, characteristics, and organisational practices in open, online, and internationalised higher education across the globe and the issues of culture, collaboration, cost, and leadership. It concludes by questioning whether altru ism or commercialisation will prevail in internationalisation. The article relates these discussions to Collis and Gommer’s four scenarios for higher education.
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