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Distance education and open learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature survey on policy and practice
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)
This report is a review of the literature on current developments and prospects
in the field of open and distance learning in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Education is seen as a major impetus behind fundamental change ...
Tutoring in open and distance learning: a handbook for tutors
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2003)
This handbook is designed to help you strengthen your understanding of the principles and practice of tutoring in open and distance learning (ODL), and to feel more confident in applying these principles and practices to ...
The Art of the Possible: issues of learner support in open and distance learning in low income countries
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)
Although the quotation above uses language which sounds rather dated fifteen years on,
questioning the assumption that distance learning practices established in one context can
translate into new ones remains valid. As ...
Costing distance education and open learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working Group on Distance Education and Open Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)
Both of these "Surveys of policy and practice" were conducted on behalf of COL by the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) as part of COL's partnership agreement with the Association for the Development ...
Technology-Mediated Open and Distance Education for Agricultural Education and Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2008)
The Learning for Livelihoods Sector of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL; www.col.org) addresses the major challenges related to learning and skills development that are key for living and for improvement of livelihoods. ...
Costing ODL
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004-06)
Costing ODL (CDROM) -- Provides an introduction to costing in open and distance learning (ODL). It is designed for people setting up new ODL programmes and for people wishing to improve the quality of the management of ...
Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning
(commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)
Assuring the quality of education provision is a fundamental aspect of gaining and maintaining credibility for programmes, institutions and national systems of higher education worldwide. Despite a long and generally ...
Development of an Action Plan for the Creation of a Capacity Building Cell within the National Institute of Open Schooling, India
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2010)
The transformation of National Open School (NOS) to National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
in 2002 demands for new functions to be performed by NIOS in the area of training and research,
apart from its academic ...
Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open and Distance Learning in Developing Commonwealth Countries
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2000)
The goal of the Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open & Distance Learning in Developing Commonwealth Countries project was to systematise some of what was known anecdotally, primarily for developing ...
Education in Sierra Leone with Particular Reference to Open and Distance Learning and Information and Communication Technologies
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)
Sierra Leone became a British Colony after Portuguese explorers became the first
Europeans to arrive in 1492. It gained independence in 1961 and became a
republic in 1971. The country has experienced a mixture of democratic, ...