A Cooperative Delivery System For Distance Education In Mongolia

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Tech) has offered an MS degree in Technology Management (TM) since 1990. With its early involvement in distance education, the TM faculty has experienced a wide array of technologies and issues surrounding distance education. The program is now one of the largest graduate programs on campus and is made up of both on-site and distance learners. Most recently, SDSM&T has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) to offer the program in Mongolia. In this paper, we discuss some of the relevant technological and logistical issues that had to be addressed in a joint development effort. One interesting aspect of the project is multi-media considerations that differ substantially between distance learning needs in the U. S. and those required for delivery in Mongolia.