Policy and Practice in Asian Distance Education - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8132105621 ISBN 13: 9788132105626

Publisher: SAGE, 2010

Synopsis

This book has been designed for the orientation and training of specialists in open and distance learning methods in Asia. It is the outcome of the collaborative PANdora research and development initiative (2005-08) between 24 open and distance learning (ODL) institutions, government departments and non-governmental organisations in 13 Asian countries.

The need for thrift and ingenuity in Distance Education (DE) methods in Asia has made Asian DE researchers and practitioners contemplate novel technological methods in DE-open-source software, cell-phone SMS, etc.-from which information and communication technology professionals in all parts of the world can learn.

The guidelines in the book have been designed in modular form so that selected sections can be combined according to users′ needs and translated into local languages in keeping with the PANdora network′s open resources philosophy. Individual modules and combinations of them can be used in specific training contexts. Although the focus of the book is the educational sector in Asia, the guidelines proposed have worldwide application.

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About the Author

Tian Belawati is Professor and currently Rector of Universitas Terbuka (Indonesia Open University). She has been working in the field of distance education since 1985 and has presented many papers at national and international conferences, and has published numerous books and academic journals. She has served as Secretary General (2008–2009) and President (2009–2010) of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) and is President of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). She has also been actively involved in research on the use of ICT for education in Asia with the PANdora Network, on which she now serves as a Board Member.

From the Back Cover

Designed for the orientation and training of specialists in open and distance learning methods in Asia, this title is the outcome of the collaborative PANdora research and development initiative (2005-08) between 24 open and distance learning (ODL) institutions, government departments and non-governmental organizations in 13 Asian countries.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8132105621
• ISBN 13: 9788132105626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Belawati Tian, Baggaley Jon