Technology, Open Learning and Distance Education

Open and Distance Learning for Initial Teacher Education

Open and distance learning (ODL) has played an important role in initial teacher education and training since the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)/UNESCO Institute of Education was set up in the 1960s. Early programmes addressed crisis situations by, for example, providing qualified teachers for Palestinian refugee children. The first decade of the 21st century has seen ODL emerge...

Teacher Education: the Role of Open and Distance Learning

Open and Distance Learning Methodologies in Higher Education

The Spanish National Distance Education University (UNED) Model is presented in which traditional distance courses are complemented by CiberUNED services. The methodology used from the teacher’s point of view is analysed and an overview of the strategies that has been emphasized using virtual courses are presented. The Avicenna Virtual Campus Research Eumedis Project is presented. 1.Introductio...

Using the Www to Support Distance Education and Open Learning

INTRODUCTION Currently much of the extant literature describing applications of the World Wide Web in higher education is focused on the use of this technology in distance education and open learning. The WWW provides many opportunities and supports in the delivery of such programmes and already has an established itself as a viable alternative to the conventional forms of course delivery. The ...

Information Technology Enhanced Learning in Distance and Conventional Education

The rapid growth of the Internet and the media-rich extensions of the World Wide Web allow new developments in the way instructors transfer knowledge to their students. There is no doubt that nothing will replace synchronous learning through face to face interaction but it is sometimes not feasible for students to attend conventional classes due to distance or time constraints. This paper prese...