Coping with short-term sustained peak demands : several cost-effective strategies

• Main Authors: Ahmad Hashem, Mansor Fadzil
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education; LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/21/1/Coping_with_Short-Term.pdf; http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/21/
• Institution: Open University Malaysia

For most open universities, there will arise occasions when some online activities will have to be completed by all students in a very short time interval. This paper will look at some cost-effective approaches to meeting these short-term peak demands.