%0 Conference Paper
%A Ahmad Hashem, 
%A Mansor Fadzil, 
%A Open University Malaysia (OUM),
%B 20th AAOU Annual Conference, Kunming, China, 11-14 October 2006.
%D 2006
%F library_repository:21
%K Cost-effective ; Open University Malaysia ( OUM ) ; Distance education 
%T Coping with short-term sustained peak demands : several cost-effective strategies
%U https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/21/
%X 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.
%Z Organised by Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) & Yunnan Radio & TV University (YNRTVU)