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European Figures in Distance and e-Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
In my contribution on European figures who have really made a difference in distance and e-learning I want firstly to observe that Europe has produced, or at least been the happy host of many of the major figures in our ...
Can New Modes of Digital Learning Help Resolve the Teacher Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
Sub-Saharan Africa, more than any other part of the world, is experiencing a crisis in finding sufficiently qualified teachers to meet the needs of expanding school systems. The professional development support provided ...
Editorial: Distance Education Leaders Across the World: Contributions to Learning for Development
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
It is a very great pleasure to introduce a new series to JL4D that focuses on the main leaders in distance education and online learning (ODeL) across the world. Articles will cover six areas: Africa, Asia, Europe, North ...
Pacific Leaders in Open, Online and Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
In this piece about Pacific leaders in ODL, I noticed that despite the fact that many leaders have or have had a formal professional base at their institutions, many have worked across different nations and in collaboration ...
Motivations, Achievements, and Challenges of Self-Directed Informal Learners in Open Educational Environments and MOOCs
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related ...
Mobile Learning: Readiness and Perceptions of Teachers of Open Universities of Commonwealth Asia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
Integration of ‘Mobile Learning’ (m-learning) in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) systems can play a crucial role in reducing the ‘Digital Divide’ and strengthening ‘Democratization of Education’ by providing quality ...
Education for Sustainable Development: Connecting the Dots for Sustainability
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
Critical pedagogy, practitioner experience and a regulatory perspective are employed to scrutinize the notion of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as it occurs in the literature. They promote understanding of the ...
Distance Learner's Perspective on User-Friendly Instructional Materials at the University of Zambia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)
This case study focuses on print-based instructional materials available to distance education learners at the University of Zambia. Using the Visual Paradigm Software, we model distance education learners’ voices into ...