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Open and Distance Learning

Open and Distance Learning: Trends, Policy and Strategy Considerations

The globalization of distance education provides many opportunities for developing countries for the realization of their education system-wide goals. Two main factors have led to an explosion of interest in distance learning: the growing need for continual skills upgrading and retraining; and the technological advances that have made it possible to teach more and more subjects at a distance.
Title : Open and Distance Learning: Trends, Policy and Strategy Considerations
Authors : Alan Tait, Paul Resta, Greville Rumble, Yuri Zaparovanny
Editor : Michael M. Moore
Publisher : UNESCO, 2002
Length : 96pages
File : Pdf ( Text )
Size : 535 KB
 
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Quality in Distance Education Focus on On-Line Learning

 Quality in Distance Education Focus on On-Line Learning
 
Breaking through the myths and misunderstandings surrounding web-based learning, this book focuses on the particular characteristics of on-line education, a distance learning technology that can enhance on-campus courses as well. Drawing from her own experience as director of distance learning and technology at the University and Community College System of Nevada, author Katrina A Meyer examines the need to evaluate web-based learning on its own terms. She presents several examples of measures for quality web-based learning, and argues for the next phase of research in the field to focus on which technology works with which student and which learning objective in which discipline and why. With a synthesis of the…