A Concept of the Educational Supply Chain (ESC): ICT Driven Paradigm Shift in Education

Massive implementation of ICT based tools into educational process will eventually force educational system to undergo a major paradigm shift. This will be caused by its losing monopoly position at the market of knowledge distribution and learning. This paper proposes a conceptual solution called the Educational Supply Chain, which may allow change resisting educational institutions to embrace e-learning, enhance their offerings and a global reach while preserving many of its traditional values.