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About: Jones, CEO and founder of Jones International and its subsidiaries, has seized the reigns of technology as society transforms from the information revolution into a knowledge-based society In this new society, Jones outlines the critical role of technology for the consideration, management and use of knowledge to deliver effective distance education to a global audience for potential online students, Cyberschools details: * The advantages of remote access * Flexible scheduling * Lower costs of virtual campuses * Close interaction via e-mail with classmates and professorsFor faculty and administrators, Cyberschools explains: * The benefits of putting courses on the Internet * The basics of how to conduct a course over distance and time zones* How student/faculty communication can be improved * The ability to network learners of similar interests and enthusiasms Technology has created a communications environment in which vast amounts of information can be delivered inexpensively and has diminished the barriers of distance, said Jones In the updated Cyberschools, Jones outlines the more than 14 years of learning he experienced on how-to develop an effective technology platform in concert with keen education programs Cyberschools identifies dilemmas facing the educational field: * Growing enrollment * Shrinking public funding of education * A shortage of trained educators