The Open College of the North West, Distance Learning, and the "Open Tech" Programme.

Percy, Keith; Saunders, Murray

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ERIC Number: EJ267230

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Publication Date: 1982

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The Open College of the North West, Distance Learning, and the "Open Tech" Programme.

Percy, Keith; Saunders, Murray

Teaching at a Distance, n21 p10-17 Sum 1982

A regional program of pre-university courses in northwestern England open to adults with no entry qualifications is discussed. It uses some distance learning techniques but is investigating expansion to technical education through distance learning. The complexities and potential costs of such a substantial directional change are examined. (MSE)

Descriptors: Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Marketing, Nontraditional Education, Open Enrollment, Open Universities, Regional Programs, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Technical Institutes, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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