Open and Distance eLearning in Asia: Country Initiatives and Institutional Cooperation for the Transformation of Higher Education in the Region

Autor/in	Bandalaria, Melinda dela Peña
Titel	Open and Distance eLearning in Asia: Country Initiatives and Institutional Cooperation for the Transformation of Higher Education in the Region
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning for Development, 5 (2018) 2, S.116-132 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-1550
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Barriers; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Documentation; Web Sites; Open Universities; Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Shared Resources and Services; Educational Needs; Student Mobility; Teaching Methods; Planning; Institutional Cooperation; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Dokumentation; Web-Design; Offene Universität; Online course; Online-Kurs; Gemeinwirtschaft; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Asien
Abstract	This paper is an attempt to describe the situation of higher education in Asia including the challenges it faced as well as the open and distance elearning initiatives by different countries and universities. Data gathering was done through review of online documents and websites as well as documentation of the different initiatives especially by the member institutions of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU). Descriptions of open education practices on MOOcs, OERs, and open access publications were presented and their potential to transform higher education in the region was discussed. Challenges encountered in the implementation of ODeL programs were articulated as well as some suggestions on how to address them. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01