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Ideological arguments are made for open learning, economic ones for distance education. If it can produce similar results to those of conventional education at a lower cost, then distance education has a powerful appeal. With increasing demand for access to educational opportunities at all levels, and often decreasing budgets in real terms for…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
McIntosh, Christopher, Ed. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2005
Reflecting a common objective of ensuring quality Education for All, this book is a joint initiative of UNESCO and COL and jointly published. Lifelong Learning in Distance Higher Education brings together a diverse group of experts from many countries. The book provides a clear picture of the challenges, problems and potential of distance higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Virtual Universities, Lifelong Learning
