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2 mars 2016

Using ICT and distance education to increase access, equity and quality of rural teachers’ professional development

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe goal of ‘teacher quality for all’ is proving difficult to achieve in many countries, especially in rural and remote areas, yet teacher quality is a key determinant of students’ participation rates and levels of achievement. More...

2 mars 2016

Technology-Enhanced Learning in Developing Nations: A review

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningLearning ‘using’ technologies has become a global phenomenon. The Internet is often seen as a value-neutral tool that potentially allows individuals to overcome the constraints of traditional elitist spaces and gain unhindered access to learning. It is widely suggested that online technologies can help address issues of educational equity and social exclusion, and open up democratic and accessible educational opportunities. More...

2 mars 2016

New Ways of Mediating Learning: Investigating the implications of adopting open educational resources for tertiary education

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningAccess to education is not freely available to all. Open Educational Resources (OERs) have the potential to change the playing field in terms of an individual’s right to education. The Open University in the United Kingdom was founded almost forty years ago on the principle of ‘open’ access with no entry requirements necessary. More...

2 mars 2016

OpenCourseWare, Global Access and the Right to Education: Real access or marketing ploy?

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThis paper explores the potential opportunities that OpenCourseWare (OCW) offers in providing wider access to tertiary education, based on the ideal of ‘the right to education’. It first discusses the wider implications of OCW, and its underlying philosophy, before using a case study of a tertiary preparation program (TPP) at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to draw out the issues involved in offering a program that is created in a particular national and social context on a global scale. More...

2 mars 2016

Open Content and Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal education

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe role of distance education is shifting. Traditionally distance education was limited in the number of people served because of production, reproduction, and distribution costs. Today, while it still costs the university time and money to produce a course, technology has made it such that reproduction costs are almost non-existent. More...

2 mars 2016

Book Review – De la educación a distancia a la educación virtual

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThis book comprises the reflections of knowledgeable and seasoned distance education practitioners on the paradigm shift from (fourth generation) distance education to (fifth generation) virtual education. The authors are seasoned and prominent academics at the Distance Education University (UNED) of Spain. More...

2 mars 2016

IRRODL (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning) - Vol 9, No 1 (2008)

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningVol 9, No 1 (2008) - Special Issue - Role of Distance Learning in the Right to Education

Table of Contents

Editorial

Editorial: Technology, Policy, and the Right to Education
Barbara Spronk

Research Articles

Tom Caswell, Shelley Henson, Marion Jensen, David Wiley
Henk Johannes Huijser, Tas Bedford, David Bull
Tina Wilson
Shalni Gulati
Bernadette Robinson
Richard Siaciwena, Foster Lubinda
Lisa C. Priebe, Tamra L. Ross, Karl W. Low

Book Notes

Peter Cookson

CIDER Notes

Problem Based Learning in Distance Education: A case study
Deana Halonen
Ontologies for Effective Use of Context in e-Learning Settings
Dragan Gašević, Jelena Jovanović, Colin Knight, Griff Richards
Designing the Undesignable: Social software and control
Jon Dron
Problems and Little Victories in Transcript Analysis
Patrick Fahy

Full Issue

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IRRODL Volume 9, Number 1; Special Issue: Role of Distance Learning in the Right to Education
 
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2 mars 2016

Higher Education Can Help Shape the Future With Values-Driven Innovation

The EvoLLLutionBy Vikram Jandhyala. Colleges and universities must think and act as innovators. It’s critical to fulfilling their duty to prepare future leaders and driving societal transformation and growth. More...

2 mars 2016

Business-Mindedness and Open Communication Critical to Navigating Financial Challenges

The EvoLLLutionBy Lynette Olson. Budgetary challenges are top-of-mind concerns for higher education leaders across the United States, but provide rich opportunity to redefine and transform institutions. More...

2 mars 2016

Personalization at Scale: Using Analytics for Institutional Improvement

The EvoLLLutionBy Elizabeth Mulherrin. The collection, storage and analytics of key data can help institutions identify areas where they can improve the student experience and positively impact outcomes. More...

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