03636oam 2200661I 450 991078385650332120230422044330.01-134-64144-31-134-64145-10-203-01856-71-280-33272-710.4324/9780203018569 (CKB)1000000000250595(EBL)170548(OCoLC)277634550(SSID)ssj0000170998(PQKBManifestationID)11176896(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170998(PQKBWorkID)10225005(PQKB)10798018(MiAaPQ)EBC170548(Au-PeEL)EBL170548(CaPaEBR)ebr10054776(CaONFJC)MIL33272(OCoLC)52713042(EXLCZ)99100000000025059520180331d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHigher education through open and distance learning /edited by Keith HarryLondon ;New York :Routledge,1999.1 online resource (328 p.)World review of distance education and open learning ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-415-19792-9 0-415-19791-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables and figures; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Open and distance learning for the new society; Themes; The internationalisation of higher education; The impact of telecommunications; Professional reflective practice and lifelong learning; Flexible learning and university change; The costs of distance education; Regions; Africa; Cooperation competition or dominance: a challenge in Southern Africa; The Open University of Tanzania; America; The University of the West IndiesDistance education in Latin America: growth and maturity University distance education in Canada; Asia; The Bangladesh Open University: mission and promise; Distance education in China; The Open University of Hong Kong; Developments, networking and convergence in India; Contemporary distance education in Taiwan; Europe; Distance education in Central and Eastern Europe; Western Europe; The European Commission and open and distance learning; Oceania; Distance education in Australia; The South Pacific: kakai mei tahi; Afterword; IndexPublished in association with the Commonwealth of Learning Open and distance learning has expanded dramatically in recent years across the world, across the spectrum of subject areas, and across educational levels. This book takes a detailed look at the state of the art of open and distance learning in higher education, and presents a fascinating picture of a world and its educational culture in transition. This edited collection contains authoritative analyses of key issues together with current accounts of practice in each region of the world. It includes*open and disWorld review of distance education and open learning ;v. 1.Distance educationEducation, HigherOpen learningDistance education.Education, Higher.Open learning.378.17Harry Keith1470657FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910783856503321Higher education through open and distance learning3682660UNINA