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Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Author : Adnan Qayyum
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013270611
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (76 download)

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Book Synopsis Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East by : Adnan Qayyum

Download or read book Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East written by Adnan Qayyum and published by Saint Philip Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea. It describes how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of the national higher education systems in these countries. It also explores the similarities and differences between how their open and distance higher education systems are managed and structured. This book is the second in a series, following Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas (Springer 2018). Both books compare and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems. In a digital era characterized by the growing use of online, open and distance education, this book will prove particularly valuable for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about establishing or expanding open and distance education services. In addition, it offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu

Author : Moeketsi Letseka
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634854030
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)

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Book Synopsis Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu by : Moeketsi Letseka

Download or read book Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu written by Moeketsi Letseka and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to higher education in South Africa poses a number of challenges. First, South Africa is said to be one of the most unequal societies in the world, with an estimated Gini coefficient that ranges between 0.63 and 0.69 (Human Sciences Research Council, 2014; Statistics South Africa, 2014). The wealth gap between the countrys rich and the poorest of the poor is both growing and getting worse. Second, UNISA is an open distance learning (ODL) institution that seeks to intervene and manage the above challenges by offering access to higher education opportunities to millions of South Africans, the majority of whom are descendants of sections of society that were denied opportunities to access higher education by a myriad of institutionalised apartheid policies and legislation which were racist and discriminative. With these concerns in mind, the author compiled Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu, which is a sequel to the authors previous publication, Open Distance Learning (ODL) in South Africa (Nova Publishers: New Nork, 2015); it explores the potential for the philosophy of Ubuntu to meaningfully shape UNISAs ability to deliver its ODL mode of teaching and learning. The philosophy of Ubuntu, which is also known as humaneness and/or human dignity, is an African worldview or normative concept that encapsulates moral values and principles such as kindness, generosity, compassion, benevolence, respect for persons, care and concern for others, as well as human dignity. The book draws on the philosophy of Ubuntu as a guiding conceptual framework to explore ways in which UNISAs vision of an African university in the service of humanity might be meaningfully driven and realised. This collection of fourteen chapters that constitute the book grapples with a wide range of critical questions such as: How might embracing the philosophy of Ubuntu impact UNISAs ability to meaningfully deliver a humane, open distance education to its students in South Africa, on the African continent, and on a global scale? How, for instance, would grounding UNISAs curricular offerings in the philosophy of Ubuntu turn the university into a uniquely African ODL institution? How would embracing the values and principles of Ubuntu shape UNISAs inclusive focus, research and innovative conceptual framework and impertaives, ODL teaching and learning, assessment and quality assurance, communication and public relations profile, among others? Finally, Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu explores the plausibility of a radical change of mindset from business as usual to business unusual by re-imagining and recasting UNISAs ODL mission through the values and principles of the philosophy of Ubuntu. The book is the second offering of the planned trilogy of books on ODL in Southern Africa. The final volume, Assuring Institutional Quality in Open Distance Learning (ODL) in the Developing Contexts will complete this thought process on ODL.

Distance Education For Africa

Author : Kristin Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (849 download)

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Book Synopsis Distance Education For Africa by : Kristin Palmer

Download or read book Distance Education For Africa written by Kristin Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distance Education for Africa (DeAfrica) is a non-profit educational organization based in the United States of America and in Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of DeAfrica is to alleviate poverty by improving access to efficient and effective world-class training and education courses by poor communities in Africa. By providing technology, pedagogical experience and methodologies, as well as up-to-date content, DEA extends quality education to people who would not otherwise have access to any educational resources. This book is about the impact of DeAfrica's courses on students' lives in Africa.

Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions

Author : Pandey, Umesh Chandra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522526250
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions by : Pandey, Umesh Chandra

Download or read book Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions written by Pandey, Umesh Chandra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has broadened learning opportunities for students in the modern age. No longer limited by proximity and location, learners can utilize online education environments to attain their advanced degrees. Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the development of e-learning programs and other technologies in university settings. Highlighting numerous topics such as quality assurance, learning measurement, and skill training, this book is ideally designed for administrators, teachers, academics, researchers, and professionals interested in emerging trends for open and distance education.

Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas

Author : Adnan Qayyum
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811302987
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Book Synopsis Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas by : Adnan Qayyum

Download or read book Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas written by Adnan Qayyum and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores the similarities and differences between the ways in which they are organized and structured. It is the first book to make such comparisons and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems. In a digital era with growing use of online education as well as open and distance education, this book is particularly useful for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about organizing and expanding open and distance education provision. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education.

Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs

Author : Buyuk, Koksal
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522526463
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs by : Buyuk, Koksal

Download or read book Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs written by Buyuk, Koksal and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The face of education is constantly being transformed due to rapid changes in technology. It is imperative that leadership trends and techniques be evaluated in the educational field, particularly in reference to alternative learning programs. Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs is a pivotal scholarly resource that discusses emerging issues surrounding the administration of non-traditional education practices. Highlighting relevant topics that include policy development, quality assurance, accreditation, and assessment systems, this publication is an ideal reference source for educators, academicians, graduate students, and researchers that are interested in the progression of open and distance education.

Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World

Author : Hilary Perraton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134161387
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Book Synopsis Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World by : Hilary Perraton

Download or read book Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World written by Hilary Perraton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education. Engaging with a range of topics, this comprehensive overview includes new material on: non-formal education: mass-communication approaches to education about HIV/AIDS and recent literacy work in India, South Africa, and Zambia schooling: new research projects in open schooling in Asia and subsaharan Africa, and interactive radio instruction in South Africa the impact of new technology and globalisation: learning delivered through the internet and mobile learning the political economy: international agencies, the role of private sector, and funding. With its critical appraisal of the facts and examination of data about effectiveness, this book provides answers to problems and poses key questions for the consideration of policy makers, educational practitioners and all professionals involved in implementing and delivering sustainable open and distance learning.

Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries

Author : Colin Latchem
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811067414
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries by : Colin Latchem

Download or read book Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries written by Colin Latchem and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive account of developments in open and distance non-formal education in developing countries for over more than 20 years. It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using radio, TV, online and mobile learning, telecentres and other means to achieve the Education for All, Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals. It describes the educational needs of the world’s most disadvantaged, vulnerable and least formally educated children, youth and adult populations, including the disabled, refugees and prisoners. It also reports on the successes, outcomes, constraints and shortcomings of using open and distance methods and technology to deliver literacy and numeracy programmes, equivalency, ‘second chance’ or alternative schooling, life skills and rural community development programmes and income generation and vocational training outside the framework of the formal education system. It concludes with suggestions for the extension and improvement of such lifelong learning. Designed to encourage further research and development in these capacity-building practices outside the established formal system, this is a must-read for all policy-makers, managers, educators, students and researchers interested in non-formal education for individuals, families and communities in the developing world.

Distance Education

Author : Paul Birevu Muyinda
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535107569
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis Distance Education by : Paul Birevu Muyinda

Download or read book Distance Education written by Paul Birevu Muyinda and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education has become the number one demanded commodity for social and economic transformation for both developing and developed economies. Thus the number of persons going and returning to school has become too big to be handled by existing brick and mortar learning institutions. Besides, the majority of lifelong learners do not have the time to become full-time students. Distance education is becoming the solution to the aforementioned challenges. It has been defined as the mode of study where the learner is separated in time and space from the institution and tutors providing the tuition.

The Education of Children in Geographically Remote Regions Through Distance Education

Author : Tom O'Donoghue
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617354554
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Book Synopsis The Education of Children in Geographically Remote Regions Through Distance Education by : Tom O'Donoghue

Download or read book The Education of Children in Geographically Remote Regions Through Distance Education written by Tom O'Donoghue and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia is a vast sparsely populated land and from an early date this created problems in terms of providing educational facilities. As part of the solution the nation has had a long tradition of using distance education methods to provide an education for its isolated primary and secondary school students. Western Australia epitomises the problems inherent in having a large land area with a highly urbanised population and a small but scattered rural one. Initially, the State established a Correspondence School in 1918. There have been various developments since then, culminating in the establishment of the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) in 1995. Since then the staff at SIDE have investigated and developed ways of providing their students with innovative educational materials in an effort to ensure that the best possible services are provided. Despite its innovative nature, very little research has been conducted on SIDE. The research project reported in this book is one contribution to rectifying the deficit. It had three main aims. The first was to develop an understanding of the emergence of SIDE. Secondly, an understanding of the key functions of SIDE was sought. The third aim was to develop an understanding of the issues which present themselves for those working at SIDE. Implications for policy, practice and future research in relation to the education of children in geographically remote regions through distance education are deduced, and not just in relation to the state of Western Australia, but internationally.

Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Education

Author : Ormond Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415509092
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Book Synopsis Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Education by : Ormond Simpson

Download or read book Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Education written by Ormond Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Learning, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of student support both on and off campus. While online and distance learning are the world’s fastest growing areas of educational development, they have a fundamental weakness—their graduation rates, which can be lower than 20 percent. In this powerful new edition, Ormond Simpson builds on a rich history of research in distance and e-learning to show how retention rates can be improved through tested support methods, often at a net financial profit to the institutions involved. By comparing the evidence as well as the cost-effectiveness of various support tactics, this book describes how to promote student success and encourage skill-development from a number of different perspectives: definitions and purpose, theory and psychology, ethics, costs and benefits, activities, sources, media, proactive and reactive, assessment and feedback, staff development, writing support into course materials, research, quality assurance and institutional structures. This concise, practical guide is informal and jargon-free, yet its approach to evidence is rigorous, making it invaluable reading for all those interested in recruiting and teaching diverse students for successful online and distance learning.

Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education

Author : Insung Jung
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136849866
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education written by Insung Jung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is edited and authored by experts with extensive international experience in ODL, e-learning, and QA who give careful consideration to the possibilities and challenges involved.

Mobile Learning

Author : Mohamed Ally
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
ISBN 13 : 1897425430
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Learning written by Mohamed Ally and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is directed towards anyone interested in the use of mobile learning for various applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field as well as the most recent research initiatives in mobile learning. Businesses and governments can find out how to deliver timely information to staff using mobile devices. Professors and trainers can use this book as a textbook in courses on distance education, mobile learning, and educational technology. In fact, the book can be used by anyone interested in delivering education and training at a distance, but especially by graduate students of emerging technology in learning.

African Studies

Author : Information Reso Management Association
Publisher : Information Science Reference
ISBN 13 : 9781799830191
Total Pages : 1092 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book African Studies written by Information Reso Management Association and published by Information Science Reference. This book was released on 2020 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""This book examines the politics, culture, language, history, socio-economic development, methodologies, and contemporary experiences of African peoples from around the world"--Provided by publisher"

Trends in E-learning

Author : Mahmut Sinecen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789235421
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Book Synopsis Trends in E-learning by : Mahmut Sinecen

Download or read book Trends in E-learning written by Mahmut Sinecen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of different researches and results on "e-learning". The chapters cover the deficiencies, requirements, advantages and disadvantages of e-learning and distance learning. So, the authors reported their research and analysis results on "e-learning" according to their areas of expertise.

Distance Education

Author : Keith Harry
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415089418
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Distance Education by : Keith Harry

Download or read book Distance Education written by Keith Harry and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for all involved in distance education, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the theory behind this special mode of teaching and learning, alongside international case studies of distacne education in practice.

Online Distance Education

Author : Olaf Zawacki-Richter
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
ISBN 13 : 1927356628
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (273 download)

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Book Synopsis Online Distance Education by : Olaf Zawacki-Richter

Download or read book Online Distance Education written by Olaf Zawacki-Richter and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda offers a systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas of priority in online distance education research. In each chapter, an international expert or team of experts provides an overview of one timely issue in online distance education, summarizing major research on the topic, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research, posing questions and directions for future research, and discussing the implications for distance education practice as a whole. Intended as a primary reference and guide for distance educators, researchers, and policymakers, Online Distance Education addresses aspects of distance education practice that have often been marginalized, including issues of cost and economics, concerns surrounding social justice, cultural bias, the need for faculty professional development, and the management and growth of learner communities. At once soundly empirical and thoughtfully reflective, yet also forward-looking and open to new approaches to online and distance teaching, this text is a solid resource for researchers in a rapidly expanding discipline.