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Guiding Learners in New Higher Education Spaces: What Role for UNESCO?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
The pace of change in higher education is accelerating. Enrolment rates of around 40-50
% of the relevant age group are now thought necessary for a country to function well in a
competitive and interdependent world. In ...
Women’s Participation in Online Learning in Sri Lanka
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
In Sri Lanka, women’s representation in total undergraduate enrolment increased from 47.7 % in
1978 to 54.4 % in 2006. However, women’s representation varies in different disciplines of study.
In 2005/06 the percentage ...
In Search of a Dual Mode Organisational Structure
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // The importance and potential of open and distance learning is widely recognized internationally
and rapidly growing in developing countries. The rapid expansion of lower level education, ...
Integrating the Elements of Open Distance Learning (ODL) to Enhance Service to Students in a Developing Country
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // The University of South Africa (Unisa) was the first university in the world to teach at a
distance. It initially started as what Taylor (2001) has labeled first generation or
correspondence ...
Democratization of Higher Education: Experiences of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, India’s First Open University
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // One of the objectives of Open Distance Learning system in India is to democratize higher education by
providing access to large segment of the population. In India the Open Distance Learning ...