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Direct linkOurania Filippakou – Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 2025
Can the open universities in the UK and Greece be seen as representing two ideologies of openness? That is the main question this article poses. I argue that these institutions, shaped by their unique social, political and historical contexts, embody different interpretations of openness. The Open University in the UK was founded with a commitment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Open Universities, Educational Practices
Md. Aktaruzzaman; Margaret Plunkett – Open Learning, 2025
Offering education by distance provides an important sociological tool for equalising opportunities in developed nations. However, for developing nations and more particularly some of the least-developed countries in the world, it has the potential to play a much larger role in providing both basic and advanced educational opportunities and,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Access to Education, Cultural Differences
