Browsing by Subject "Distance Education"

Access and success of distance learners through ICTs at School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (SDLCE), Kakatiya University

Rajalingam, P; Chandraiah, Esampally (2010-11)

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) represents an approach that focuses opening access to education and training through ICTs. The benefits of ODL are freeing learners from the constraints of time and place and offering ...

Access and Success: Distance Learning at Massey University and its Impact on New Zealand Society

Maharey, Steve (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-11-25)

I was delighted to receive and accept the invitation from Sir John Daniel on behalf of the Commonwealth of Learning to speak at the Sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning about distance learning at Massey University ...

Access to Learning for Development: Mobile Technologies and Distance Learners in the Mountains of Lesotho

Kolosoa, L. C. (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)

PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // Goal 8 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) identifies the advantages of new technologies, especially Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). Lesotho together with other ...

The Acculturation of 'Open' Materials and the Enhancement of Learning

Das, Kandarpa; Debi, Uttara (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)

PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // This paper deals with the experience of organising course-content in the self-learning format. A few preliminary remarks describing the setting of our work are necessary to clarify the ...

Achieving Quality in Distance Education

Daniel, John; Kanwar, Asha; Uvalić-Trumbić, Stamenka (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-04-04)

Today we want to launch our interactive session with some brief and simple remarks about achieving quality in distance education.

Acquiring Accreditation in Distance Learning

Kilfoil, Wendy R (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

In the higher education community, distance education (DE) has been perceived as not being as good as contact education or as a last resort. Actually, it is just a different way of delivering education and is often the ...

Adapting Learning Materials for Distance Learning

Wright, Clayton R (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

In face-to-face education, instructors are present to guide the instructional/ learning process. In distance education (DE) instructors and students are separated and instructors have limited opportunity to observe, ...

Adaptive Project Design: Early insights from working on the transformation of the Distance Education System in Myanmar

Gregson, Jon; Lane, Andy; Foster, Matthew (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

The manner in which a development project is designed and implemented can have a significant impact on the nature of the outcomes. There are few examples of international projects funded to support transformation of Higher ...

Adaptive Project Design: Early Insights from Working On the Transformation of the Distance Education System in Myanmar

Gregson, Jon; Lane, Andy; Foster, Matthew (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

The manner in which a development project is designed and implemented can have a significant impact on the nature of the outcomes. There are few examples of international projects funded to support transformation of Higher ...

Administrative Structures for Distance Education

Perraton, Hilary (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Commonwealth Secretariat, 1991)

The purpose of this book is to help anyone considering the use of distance education and trying to decide how it should be organised. The acclaimed success of the world's 25+ open universities gives the impression that ...

Analysing Costs/Benefits for Distance Education Programmes

Rumble, Greville (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2001)

Through cost analysis you can find out how much something actually costs, set a budget, determine a price and compare the costs of different options. In distance education, the main areas are:- Correspondence systems based ...

Analysis of ICT Competencies Among Distance Learning Students in selected Study Centres of the National Open University of Nigeria

Amini, Moses; Oluyide, Oluwaseun (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-20)

The research evaluated the ICT competencies of Distance learning students of the National Open University of Nigeria, as a pre-requisite for their effectiveness in a computer-based learning environment. 186 students (66 ...