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    • Bachelor of Software Engineering: A Case Study for an Effective Degree Programme 

      Ratnayake, H U W; Udugama, L S K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
      How can the application of open, online and flexible education provide employability at the highest professional level? This is made possible with the Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) Degree programme offered at The ...

    • Background to the Transnational Qualifications Framework 

      West, Paul; Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-02-25)
      If international online courses are to play a significant role in the expansion of education they must be placed within a global framework of quality assurance and qualifications recognition that inspires confidence.

    • The Bahamas 2012-2015: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (2015-06)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2012-2015 in The Bahamas. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth 2012-2015: Country Reports". http://hdl.handle.net/11599/874

    • The Bahamas 2015-2018: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2015-2018 in The Bahamas. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth: 2015-2018 Country Reports" <http://hdl.handle.net/1 ...

    • Bangladesh 2012-2015: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (2015-06)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2012-2015 in Bangladesh. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth 2012-2015: Country Reports". http://hdl.handle.net/11599/874

    • Bangladesh 2015-2018: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2015-2018 in Bangladesh. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth: 2015-2018 Country Reports" <http://hdl.handle.net/11599/2866>.

    • Barbados 2012-2015: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (2015-06)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2012-2015 in Barbados. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth 2012-2015: Country Reports". http://hdl.handle.net/11599/874

    • Barbados 2015-2018: Country Report 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018)
      Summarises COL’s activities and captures what was achieved during 2015-2018 in Barbados. This country report is an excerpt from the volume "COL in the Commonwealth: 2015-2018 Country Reports" <http://hdl.handle.net/11599/2866>.

    • Barefoot Women Wireless Engineers Creating Socially Viable Community Networks in India 

      Srivastava, Ritu (2019-09)
      ‘Digital Divide' or ‘Digital Information Barrier’ refers to the substantial asymmetry in the distribution and effective use of information and communication resources. It is widely believed that the Internet is a global ...

    • Barriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women: Country Presentations 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998)
      Education and training opportunities provided through distance and open learning are one of the few educational areas in which women in the developing world are well represented. Open and distance learning helps to ...

    • Barriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women: Summary Report 

      Tandon, Nidhi (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998-11)
      Commonwealth of Learning Abstract: Regional expert meetings convened by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - COL and its network are continuing work in addressing gender barriers, such as those encountered by women, to the use ...

    • Barriers to Learning: The Difference Distance Learning can make in Namibia 

      Hummel, Ulrich I (2010-11)
      This paper will address the barriers to learning, including innovative structures and strategies put in place to overcome such barriers, with specific reference to rural distance education students in the Namibian context. ...

    • Barriers to Participation of Women in Technological Education and the Role of Distance Education 

      Evans, Karen (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1995)
      1. Introduction (excerpt) - The significance now attached to increasing the participation of women in technology and technological education reflects two world-wide trends. The first is the way in which technology is ...

    • Barriers To The Effective Use Of Information And Communication Technologies In Distance Education 

      Ghazi, Shakil A; Hafeez, Amtul; Safdar, Muhammad (2013-11)
      Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have revolutionized all aspects of human life on this planet and these have created unprecedented challenges and unparallel opportunities for advancement on this globe. ...

    • Baseline Study for Distance Technical and Professional Education in Mozambique 

      Romiszowski, Alexander (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-07)
      This baseline study has been undertaken to describe and analyse the current situation with respect to TVET, in order to evaluate the needs and the viability of employing open and distance Learning (ODL), and in particular ...

    • A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the African and Mediterranean Countries of the Commonwealth: Report 

      Isaacs, Shafika (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-09)
      The study reports the findings of a desk review derived from Internet-based searches on the status of technology-enabled learning (TEL) in the African and Mediterranean countries of the Commonwealth in June 2015. Wherever ...

    • A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Asian Commonwealth 

      (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-08)
      This report presents the findings of a study of technology-enabled learning in Commonwealth Asia to identify the basic mileposts in these countries’ vision and mission regarding ICT in education policies. The study looked ...

    • A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Commonwealth Pacific Island Countries: Report 

      Vaa, Leatuaolevao R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11)
      This report presents an overview of the developments related to technology-enabled learning in the nine Commonwealth countries of the Pacific as in June 2015. The author provides in-depth analyses of specific country ...

    • Baseline Study on the Current State of Open and Distance Learning in Cameroon 

      Ndongfack, Michael N (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-03)
      Meeting in Mauritius in May 2014, COL Focal Points from Africa and the Mediterranean Regions reviewed the state of ODL in their respective countries and proceeded to map out their strategic plans for 2015–2018. The report ...

    • Baseline Study on the Status of Open and Distance Learning in Rwanda 

      Mukama, Evode (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-07)
      The purpose of the study was to gather current baseline data on the status of open, distance and eLearning (ODeL) in Rwanda. This data is vital to the planning of projects and initiatives that support the use of ODeL in ...