Application of the Threshold Point in Non-Presential Education and Conventional Education, in the case of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

  • Claudio Rafael Vásquez Martínez Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Felipe Anastacio González González Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Erik Moisés Betancourt Núñez Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Sergio Esteban Rodríguez Ramírez Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Joaquín Torres Mata Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Abstract

Institutions of Higher Education, both public and private, seek to carry out a University policy that tries to remedy difficulties academic, administrative, educational and economic, reject the procedure of those conditions that explain such adversities. In the best of cases, difficulties can be seen too many concrete, as the traditional lack of elements and equipment, poor training of staff of certain administrative levels, the incongruity of premises, preparation of modules, presentation of consultants, and obviously establishes a direct relationship between the magnitude of these problems and the lack of financial resources. This study applied the technique "Threshold Point" of values in Distance Education and Conventional Education in Institutions of Higher Education. The study presents the relationship of Fixed and Variable Values as well as the influence that has the number of students in the half-yearly total by program, in the case of the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Concluding that the Distance Education is less expensive than Conventional Education.

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Published
2017-03-22
How to Cite
Vásquez Martínez, C. R., González González, F. A., Betancourt Núñez, E. M., Rodríguez Ramírez, S. E., & Torres Mata, J. (2017). Application of the Threshold Point in Non-Presential Education and Conventional Education, in the case of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. RIDE Revista Iberoamericana Para La Investigación Y El Desarrollo Educativo, 7(14), 63 - 85. https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v7i14.273
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