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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
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Morgan, Tannis; Carey, Stephen – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Two of the major challenges to international students' right of access to higher education are geographical/economic isolation and academic literacy in English (Carey, 1999; Hamel, 2007). The authors propose that adopting open course models in traditional universities, through blended or online delivery, can offer benefits to the institutions and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Open Education, Online Courses
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McQuaide, Shiling – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The Distance Education Project for Rural Schools (DEPRS) was implemented by the Chinese government between 2003 and 2007 to improve the quality of basic education in rural areas of China, especially in the poorer western provinces. It has been referred to as "the largest ICT project in the world up to now" because "it serves a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Rural Areas