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Download full textNketekete, Malefetsane; Mojalefa, Mamoeletsi Limakatso – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This study investigated how open and distance learning (ODL) reform was managed within the Institute of Extramural Studies (IEMS), at the National University of Lesotho (NUL). The reform was introduced during the 2017/18 academic year with first-year programmes in three departments: (a) Adult Education; (b) Business and Management Development; and…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Change, Universities
Bozkurt, Aras; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
The field of distance education (DE) is dynamic and constantly evolving; it reflects and adapts according to changes in socio-cultural, demographic, political, and technological domains. Thus, there is a need to understand past and present activities in the field, in order to better inform future research. The main purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Trend Analysis, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
Kanwar, Asha; Mohee, Romeela; Carr, Alexis; Ortlieb, Kayla; Sukon, Kaviraj – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
In recent years, quality assurance (QA) in higher education has received increasing attention by academics, learners, institutions, and governments alike. Many open universities (OUs) have taken steps to re-define or re-orient their systems and practices to integrate quality. While there is a growing body of literature on QA best practices, there…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Open Education, Distance Education
Zhang, Weiyuan; Li, Wei – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Open and distance education has been playing an important role in China's development of higher education and lifelong learning. In 2012, the Chinese government approved six large-scale radio and television universities (RTVUs) to become open universities (OUs), including the Open University of China (OUC), Beijing Open University (BJOU), Shanghai…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Brown, Tom H.; Mbati, Lydia S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Mobile learning (mLearning) in the open and distance learning landscape, holds promise and provides exciting new opportunities. In order to understand and embrace these opportunities within various contexts and circumstances it is imperative to understand the essence of the phenomenon. In this regard, we first need to understand the core…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Open Education, Distance Education
Brown, Tom H. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Barber, Donnelly & Rizvi (2013): "An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead" addresses some significant issues in higher education and poses some challenging questions to open and distance learning (ODL) administrators, policy makers, and of course to ODL faculty in general. Barber et al.'s paper does not…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Open Education, Educational Change
Ostuzzi, Francesca; Conradie, Peter; De Couvreur, Lieven; Detand, Jan; Saldien, Jelle – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This case study explores the opportunities for students of Industrial Design Engineering to engage with direct and indirect stakeholders by making their design process and results into open-ended designed solutions. The reported case study involved 47 students during a two-weeks intensive course on the topic of urban gardening. Observations were…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Industrial Arts, Gardening, Feedback (Response)
