This book surveys and synthesizes the material currently available on the electronic globalization of higher education. Rossman provides detailed information on experiments, organizations, and ideas related to computer networks and colleges and universities. He also discusses the electronic organization of knowledge, electronic textbooks, and the many ways in which students may use computers and related technology to enhance their educational experience. At the heart of his discussion is a vision of an emerging worldwide electronic university in which students, faculty, and research libraries will be connected electronically across continents.