Mexico's national university (UNAM) is a public mega university with a 46-year history in open education. This article presents an analysis based on the open, online, flexible provision of technology-enhanced higher education (OOFAT) model, developed by Orr and his colleagues (2018). The aim of this analysis was to characterize UNAM's open and…

As universities seek to bolster enrollment through distance education, faculty are tasked with maintaining comparable teaching/learning standards in traditional, blended, and online courses. Research has shown that there is an achievement gap between students taking courses exclusively offered online versus those enrolled in face-to-face classes.…

This study presents the findings related to the use of homebound instruction as a special education service model and to the practices and perceptions of service providers in the areas of personal effectiveness, model effectiveness, and administrator support. A self-administered survey was distributed to a national sample of 484 educators from two…

In recent years, many "traditional" Higher Education Institutes (HEI's) have been seeking to increase the participation of "non-traditional" learners. In the context of this paper, "traditional" institutions are those which mainly offer programmes on a full-time day basis for school leavers and…

The rights of hospital/homebound children under P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) are considered, and a model in which service is delivered through a full-time instructor whose sole job responsibility is teaching students in homes and hospitals during school hours is seen to be most favorable. Other delivery alternatives…

Explains the issue theme, which is alternate delivery systems for vocational education. Somewhat fewer delivery systems were identified than was anticipated. (CH)

The authors critique five articles in the special feature issue of the journal on alternate delivery systems for industrial training. Comment focuses on problems of implementing instructional delivery systems and on differences in terminology. (CH)

Empire State College grew out of the counterculture of the late sixties. As it evolved, its mission and programs have become as diverse as the adult students the college has come to serve. Many faculty retain an allegiance to individual education; the needs of adult learners have led to a proliferation of delivery models. (Author)

Describing an alternative approach to the delivery of educational services aimed at social work practitioners in rural areas, this article details a Montana educational delivery system that incorporated isolated field experience with opportunities for student interaction and extensive written and phone communication between the educational staff…

Goals, courses, delivery systems, faculty, instructional materials and methods, and students of the Army continuing education program are described. Characteristics adaptable to civilian alternative higher education are summarized, including: credit for life experience or by examination, ad hoc faculty, performance testing, and student incentives.…

This article reports the work of Domain 7 of a University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) taskforce. The purpose of the taskforce was to examine the literature on current delivery models of educational leadership preparation programs and determine which aspects of delivery have been studied. All available articles and chapters that…

One of a series offering practical advice and information on distance teaching, this broadsheet focuses on the ways in which distance teaching can support, expand, and change secondary education. Traditional criticisms of secondary schools are examined, including their irrelevancy, inefficiency, and inequity. Issues of distance education…

This paper describes the changes in American society which are initiating the need to develop programs aimed at new audiences with diverse needs and interests. The reaction of continuing education units to these needs is discussed and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach is emphasized. The authors describe their use of the Education…

By legislative edict, Eastern Oregon State College serves Oregon's 10 eastern counties, an area of over 42,000 square miles with fewer than four people per square mile. This service area is typical of much of the western United States. The economies of such rural areas are becoming more diversified, but will be unable to realize their potential…

This descriptive state-of-the-art report presents a survey of recent distance learning developments in Britain, mainly by local colleges in the public education sector, and discusses the motivation and experience of adult learners. Distance learning in general is examined, and current models of provision and the audiences served by these programs…