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Download full textMtebe, Joel Samson; Raisamo, Roope – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Higher education in Tanzania like in many other Sub-Saharan countries suffers from unavailability of quality teaching and learning resources due to lack of tradition, competence, and experience to develop such resources. Nevertheless, there are thousands of open educational resources (OER) freely available in the public domain that can potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Open Source Technology, Open Universities
Tait, Alan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This article reviews the discourse of mission in large distance teaching and open universities, in order to analyse the theories of development and social justice that are claimed or may be inherent in them. It is suggested that in a number of cases the claims are unsupported or naive. The article goes on to set out the nature of Amartya…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Open Universities
Nyerere, Jackline Anyona; Gravenir, Frederick Q.; Mse, Godfrey S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
The increased demand and need for continuous learning have led to the introduction of open, distance, and e-learning (ODeL) in Kenya. Provision of this mode of education has, however, been faced with various challenges, among them infrastructural ones. This study was a survey conducted in two public universities offering major components of ODeL,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Thomas, Michael L.; Soares, Judith – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper traces the evolution of The University of the West Indies' Open Campus (UWIOC), which is expected to expand service and increase access to the underserved communities of the Eastern Caribbean. At present, UWI, which caters to the needs of the 16 far flung countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean, has not been able to fully serve these…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Access to Education
Wilson, Tina – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
Access to education is not freely available to all. Open Educational Resources (OERs) have the potential to change the playing field in terms of an individual's right to education. The Open University in the United Kingdom was founded almost forty years ago on the principle of "open" access with no entry requirements necessary. The…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Open Universities, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Lane, Andy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Openness has been a feature of higher education for many decades, particularly through the establishment of open universities, although there remain debates about what openness means in practice. Digital technologies, some based on open principles, and digital content, aided by open licences, have both contributed recently to an extension of what…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Universities, Educational Technology, Educational Resources
Motlik, Scott – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
The governments of China and South Korea have supported the development of distance education both legislatively and financially. The use of traditional media for this purpose has been successful in both countries, though the evolution to Internet-based education has been only partially successful. This report describes this process in terms of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Thakrar, Jayshree; Zinn, Denise; Wolfenden, Freda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The challenges to teacher educators in sub-Saharan Africa are acute. This paper describes how the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) consortium is working within institutional and national policy systems to support school-based teacher professional development. The TESSA consortium (13 African institutions and 5 international…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Consortia, Educational Resources
Lentell, Helen; O'Rourke, Jennifer – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Open and distance learning (ODL) is increasingly being regarded as a viable policy option for developing countries with limited educational resources for buildings, books and trained teachers, seeking to increase accessibility for large numbers of learners in education and training opportunities. Advocates of ODL as an appropriate solution to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Distance Education, College Faculty, Educational Opportunities
