Forty Years of Distance Education: Challenges and Implications at the Open University of Sri Lanka

Autor/inn/en	Jayatilleke, Buddhini Gayathri; Kulasekera, Geetha Udayanganie
Titel	Forty Years of Distance Education: Challenges and Implications at the Open University of Sri Lanka
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 12 (2020) 3, S.311-327 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jayatilleke, Buddhini Gayathri) ORCID (Kulasekera, Geetha Udayanganie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Open Universities; Distance Education; Educational History; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Development; Technological Advancement; Electronic Learning; Models; Blended Learning; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Offene Universität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsentwicklung; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Analogiemodell; Ceylon
Abstract	Commencing its activities in 1980, the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) has expanded over the years embracing emerging technologies periodically, undergoing a series of technological adoptions gradually through Generations of Distance Education (GDE). The aim of this study is to assess the current status of OUSL, based on Taylor's conceptual framework of GDE, identify the challenges faced during these technological transformations, and how those challenges were mitigated during its forty years of existence as a single-mode national open and distance learning university in Sri Lanka. This study employs a qualitative research design based on reflective practices of the researchers, narrative accounts of past decision makers, reflections of academics and administrators, and cross-referenced with documentary evidences. The findings show how the OUSL has advanced towards the fifth GDE, amidst challenges and finally propose mitigation strategies that would be useful for future technological interventions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01