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Peer reviewedLatchem, Colin; Pritchard, Tony – Open Learning, 1994
Describes Open Learning Australia (OLA), a national program that was developed to widen and facilitate access to undergraduate education by providing open admission. Highlights include other Australian distance education programs; services provided by OLA and those provided by participating universities; electronic support services; fees; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedThompson, Melody M.; Chute, Alan G. – Open Learning, 1998
Uses a range of case studies to provide an international overview of the use of technologies in education and training. Discusses the current context for distance education and training, and identifies principles which contribute to meeting the needs of learners, content, and institution. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Peer reviewedMacdonald, Janet – Open Learning, 2001
Discussion of assessment in online distance education focuses on network-delivered model answers and peer review as additional formative feedback on assessment. Concentrates on the development of a critical approach to writing and the ability to communicate within a discipline in a course at the United Kingdom's Open University. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Critical Thinking, Distance Education
