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Berman, Sally D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This report provides an update about innovative uses of information and communication technology (ICT) for distance education and training in South Asia. Particular focus is given to ICT initiatives in India, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, at university level, and in non-formal interventions. Lessons learned from these countries are of value to any…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Living Standards, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
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Fozdar, Bharat Inder; Kumar, Lalita S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Student retention in open and distance learning (ODL) is comparatively poor to traditional education and, in some contexts, embarrassingly low. Literature on the subject of student retention in ODL indicates that even when interventions are designed and undertaken to improve student retention, they tend to fall short. Moreover, this area has not…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Foreign Countries