Understanding the socio-cultural context is the key to developing appropriate support systems for distance learners. The socio-cultural context in Turkey is a critical ingredient in the development of Turkish distance education programmes, in which two elements of Turkish culture--patronage and an oral tradition--seem to play a significant role.…

Teaching at a distance raises ethical issues particular to the distance context. When distance teaching is also online teaching, the situation is even more complex. Online teaching environments amplify the ethical issues faced by instructors and students. Online sites support complex discourses and multiple relationships; they cross physical,…

Approximately 200 studies were conducted on the Open Education Faculty (OEF) in Turkey between the years 1982 and 1997. This book aims to inform researchers on the literature about the OEF. The book consists of four main chapters. The first chapter is an introduction which gives an overview of worldwide distance education efforts and presents a…

This case study of historical research on the topic of higher education focuses on the history of postsecondary distance education in an industrialized nation. The social history of the Open Learning Institute (OLI) of British Columbia is used to analyze how a new higher education institution establishes itself in its community, the consequences…

Offers a critique of a previous discussion on instructional industrialism in distance education based on instructional design. Topics include the psychological foundations of instructional design, competing paradigms in educational development, behaviorism and cognitivism, theories of learning and the paradigmatic divide, and implications for…

Describes the European Community's Development of European Learning through Technological Advance (DELTA) program, which is concerned with the technological resources needed to support open and distance learning in continuing or higher education. Activities in the United Kingdom are emphasized, and several DELTA projects are described. (LRW)

Open learning offers a coherent methodology and a range of practical techniques for developing continuing education. (JOW)

Discusses the relationship between philosophical ideas and practical applications of the educational philosophy of open learning. A general analysis model of open learning that examines this relationship is presented, openness as reflected in the literature of open learning is discussed, and implications for educational providers and users are…

Examines the relationship between attendance in personal contact programs (PCPs) and achievement in open distance education. The sample consisted of 83 secondary level students of National Open School (NOS), India. Findings indicate a positive correlation between attendance in the PCPs and learner performance. (AEF)

The XX IDEA annual conference has been focused and reflected on different ways and means of meeting various kinds of methodological challenges, new technologies and multi-media developments, newly emerging partnerships and collaboration between emerging sectors on one hand and between the institutions functioning with similar objectives and…

The changes faced by the society in the past few decades brought revolution in all areas. The job requirements have undergone change tremendously. The emergence of e-culture, e-education, e-governance, e-training, e-work sites and so on questioned the capacity of conventional face to face education in catering to all and relevance of existing job…

This publication is a short description of the research milieu at Aalborg University (Denmark) dealing with open learning and new technology, especially project pedagogy and distance education. Two main projects are described: (1) PICNIC (Project in Computer Networks in Distance Education Curricula), a project in the humanities which focuses on…

A survey of adults in basic training courses in England suggested that, although many welcomed greater flexibility and wider access to institutions, they were realistic about their limitations to undertake distance learning and home study. Open learning modes may unintentionally raise new barriers to participation by the educationally…

Addresses socio-political implications of open and distance learning (ODL) technology, which is viewed as a new form of marketing for the distribution of knowledge. The influence of information technology is discussed, the nature and the purpose of post-modern knowledge is described, and challenges to humanistic education are discussed. (36…

Using a computer-mediated conferencing system, 18 British business administration students conducted a thoughtful, in-depth discussion of business ethics. Some attitude change took place, but difficulties arose in technical problems with access to the system and varying levels of computer skill. (SK)