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Zhang, Weiyuan; Li, Wei – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Open and distance education has been playing an important role in China's development of higher education and lifelong learning. In 2012, the Chinese government approved six large-scale radio and television universities (RTVUs) to become open universities (OUs), including the Open University of China (OUC), Beijing Open University (BJOU), Shanghai…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Waters, John K. – Campus Technology, 2013
With schools and students now able to secure high-quality online courses from beyond the ivy-covered walls, faculty--and institutions themselves--are weighing whether their stock is rising or falling. Increasingly, online courses and their content--previously the jealously guarded domain of professors--are being offered as out-of-the-box solutions…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Trends, Educational Development, Access to Education
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Weller, Martin – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012
The nature of openness in education has transformed from just relating to open access to encompass a wide range of interpretations. This paper explores the concept of an "open scholar" whose practice is shaped by digital and networked technologies. It is argued that openness represents an effective working method in this environment, and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Resources, Feedback (Response), Open Education
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Pegler, Chris – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012
The list of barriers and enablers that influence the use of open educational resources (OER) is extensive. Factors and influences relating to reuse may have been noted within projects, operating within a short time span, or within specific conditions which limit generalizability. Evidence of reuse in practice has often emerged as isolated examples…
Descriptors: Motivation, Educational Resources, Barriers, Foreign Countries
Anderson, Terry – Educational Technology, 2013
The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) was established as public, online university and thus has grown quickly with the global interest in online courses. However, like other dedicated distance-education institutions, UOC has had challenges adapting to MOOCs, and the emergent world of Web 2.0 learning technologies. To meet these challenges, UOC…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Universities, Distance Education, Open Education
Issack, Santally Mohammad – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2011
Over the recent years, there has been a growing interest in Open Educational Resources (OER). A similar trend was observed about a decade ago in the concept of Learning Objects, which inevitably faded without really making an impact in real-world educational contexts. A number of repositories were created that contain thousands of learning…
Descriptors: Open Education, Online Courses, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2018
For the forty-first time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
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MacQueen, Hilary; Thomas, Jeff – American Journal of Distance Education, 2009
The Open University (OU) has a long and distinguished history of teaching biology at a distance by a supported open learning model. This article examines some of the challenges in delivering biology via distance teaching, explores some of the lessons learned, and discusses the opportunities and hazards of new teaching technologies that the OU has…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Distance Education, Biology
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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
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Couros, Alec – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and implementation of an open access, graduate education course where openness, connectivism, and social learning are guiding principles. The described experience aims to offer insight into developing courses that respond to changes in the manner in which individuals learn, connect, and…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Education Courses, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
Islam, Anwarul; Islam, Nasirul – Online Submission, 2008
Open and distance learning system meanly based on different types of media to impart education to the learners. Bangladesh Open University (BOU) offered education through open and distance learning system. There are two largest programs one is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and another one is Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) offered by BOU…
Descriptors: Open Education, Nontraditional Education, Open Universities, Printed Materials
Lawrence, Arul A. S. – Online Submission, 2015
The XX IDEA annual conference has been focused and reflected on different ways and means of meeting various kinds of methodological challenges, new technologies and multi-media developments, newly emerging partnerships and collaboration between emerging sectors on one hand and between the institutions functioning with similar objectives and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Barriers
Himmelweit, Hilde T. – Educational Broadcasting Review, 1973
An examination of Britain's Open University in light of its success which proves some past educational assumptions false and poses challenges for future educational development. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Technology, Educational Television, Extension Education
Kaye, Anthony – Teaching at a Distance, 1977
A Consultancy Service was established by the Open University to deal with foreign requests for advice on the creation and development of distance learning systems. The approach to training courses is described along with examples of courses under development. (LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Consultants, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Farkas, Peter, Comp.; And Others – 1993
The articles contained in this report represent a diverse collection of pedagogical issues involved in teacher training at a distance in countries throughout the world. Distance education offers pre-service and in-service teachers with both skills training and an opportunity to complete teacher training programs or degrees. The proliferation of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Media, Educational Methods, Educational Technology
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