The increased use of the Internet to facilitate teaching and learning opportunities presents a number of potential benefits to higher education institutions. As well as opening up new markets, new technologies are believed also to afford economic bene fits, reduced time to market, international partnerships, and educational benefits. Of particular interest to many providers are the new market opportunities in terms of potential students who, for whatever reason, are otherwise unable to attend a physical location at particular times. These include students who live in rural and remote areas, those who have work and/or family commitments, and international students. The focus of this article is on the international students who will be studyingthrough the global campus. It provides an overview of the range of issues and challenges associated with provision of online learningopportunities in general and providingthose opportunities to international students in particular.
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