creators_name: Ahmad Hashem, creators_name: Mansor Fadzil, type: conference_item datestamp: 2008-12-05 02:39:54 lastmod: 2013-07-18 08:16:09 metadata_visibility: show corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM) title: Coping with short-term sustained peak demands : several cost-effective strategies ispublished: submitted subjects: LC5201 subjects: LB2300 full_text_status: public pres_type: paper keywords: Cost-effective ; Open University Malaysia ( OUM ) ; Distance education note: Organised by Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) & Yunnan Radio & TV University (YNRTVU) abstract: 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. date: 2006 date_type: completed event_title: 20th AAOU Annual Conference, Kunming, China, 11-14 October 2006. event_type: conference refereed: TRUE citation: Ahmad Hashem, and Mansor Fadzil, (2006) Coping with short-term sustained peak demands : several cost-effective strategies. In: 20th AAOU Annual Conference, Kunming, China, 11-14 October 2006.. (Submitted) document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/21/1/Coping_with_Short-Term.pdf