Description
Book SynopsisAdaptability and the ability to handle rapid and ongoing change are essential for successfully managing any modern educational enterprise, and open and distance learning is no exception.
In an often over-looked field, this volume examines the nature of sustainability in open and distance learning using case material from a wide range of current educational contexts worldwide. The books themes include:
- reflection and analysis of the management of change
- collaboration
- staff development
- quality assurance and funding in an increasingly globalized environment.
This book also reassesses the core processes involved in course development, delivery, and student support, in a world that is both linked and divided by access to the latest technologies.
In a rapidly changing world, this book shows how the path from policy to sustainable practice is rarely easy. However, through consistent attention and commitment to meeting the needs of learners, sustainability can be achieved.
Trade Review'If you or your institution is planning on embarking on [the open and distance learning] path, you may want to take this book along to help guide your way.' - British Journal of Educational Technology
Table of Contents1. From Policy to Implementation VIS NAIDOO Case Study: The Case of Mozambique "Arnaldo Valente Nhavoto" Case Study: Educational Broadcasting: The Indian experience Usha Vyasulu Reddi 2. Planning for Sustainability "Geoff Peters "Case Study: BOCODOL: Its background and the educational context "Daniel R. Tau "Case: Study: NAMCOL: Its background and educational context "Frances J. Mensah "3. Managing Change for Sustainability "Bruce King "Case Study: Ghana's Distance Education Programme "Joshua Caleb Mallet "A Canadian Case Study: Distance Education in a Dual-Mode Higher Education Institution "A.W. (Tony) Bates "Case Study: Moving to Flexible Delivery at the University of South Australia (UNISA) "Bruce King "4. Teaching, Learning and Student Support "Roger Mills "Case Study: Studies in the Introduction of Technology Mediated Learning in ODL "Francois Marchessou "Case Study: Commonwealth Diploma in Youth Development: The UNISA case study "Evelyn Nonyongo "Case Study: A Case Study of Learner Support Developments in the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning "Daniel R. Tau "5. The Management of Systems in Open and Distance Learning "Patrick Guiton "Case Study: Student Record Systems and Learner-centred Management "David Sewart "Case Study: Distribution of Materials for an In-service Teacher Training Distance Education Course in Mozambique "Lurdes Patrocinia M. Nakala "Case Study: Professional Development "Helen Lentell and Christine Randell "6. Strategic Alliances - Collaboration for Sustainability "Sally M. Johnstone and Sharmila Basu Conger "Case Study: The Online Master of Distance Education and Certificate in Distance Education Programmes Jointly Offered by the University of Maryland University College and Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg "Ulrich Bernath "Case Study: A Joint Degree Programme between Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA and the University of Ireland at Galway, Republic of Ireland "William J. Husson "Case Study: International Online Master's Degree Programme in Drug Abuse Control and Prevention "Antonio Lomba Maurandi and Maria Eugenia Perez de Madrigal "7. Quality Matters: Strategies for ensuring sustainable quality in the implementation of ODL "Andrea Hope "Case Study: Implementing Quality Systems "V.S. Prasad "Case Study: Quality Standards for Consumer Protection "Kathryn Chang Barker "8. Counting the Cost "Hilary Perraton "Case Study: Funding and Financial Management at the Indira Gandhi National Open University "C. Gajendra Naidu "Editor's Conclusion
