Open courses have received a lot of attention in the last two years; however, the question of whether they serve learners has yet to be determined. This paper explores the challenges and potential in assessing the impact of open educational initiatives, particularly those that produce and share Open Educational Resources (OER). We use a…

The increased demand and need for continuous learning have led to the introduction of open, distance, and e-learning (ODeL) in Kenya. Provision of this mode of education has, however, been faced with various challenges, among them infrastructural ones. This study was a survey conducted in two public universities offering major components of ODeL,…

This article provides a summative evaluation of the development and implementation of the Open Learning Systems Education Trust's (OLSET's) "English in Action" programme from 1992 to the end of 2009. It describes the programme's development from a uni-modal distance education model focused on enhancing learner involvement and learner…

The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…

Open and distance learning system meanly based on different types of media to impart education to the learners. Bangladesh Open University (BOU) offered education through open and distance learning system. There are two largest programs one is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and another one is Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) offered by BOU…

A regular classroom teacher describes a mainstreaming program for handicapped children within an open space and team teaching situation. Described are ways that placement procedures, the use of learning centers, and teacher attitudes can facilitate successful mainstreaming. Examples are given of methods of monitoring student progress and of…

The title describes two challenges with which mathematics teachers nowadays have to deal concerning their classroom-arrangements: new teaching methods and integrating computers. Many teachers are afraid that when realising both trends, curricular prescriptions can become even more difficult to achieve. Changes in the classroom-arrangements and…

A review of the literature does not support the hypothesis that creativity can be taught in the schools. (LH)

A review of humanistic psychology literature by the author leads him to specify five major elements of a humanistic orientation. It is concluded that it is the teacher's orientation, rather than any specific technique, which is the significant determinant of whether or not the classroom experience will have a humanistic orientation. For journal…

This paper discusses research and development work currently being conducted with universities in Bhutan and Nepal to design appropriate systems for distance and distributed learning courses among a network of campus sites. Although working from a high level of awareness of pedagogic skills, staff in the region face two significant impediments in…

The term "open education" has often been confused with the concept of open area classrooms, not only among educators and the public, but in research as well. The effects of these two concepts were tested in a study of 56 teachers and their students in fifth- and sixth-grade classes in British Columbia. The results showed classroom types…

The teacher's role in open educational settings is the central focus of this study. The perceptions, understandings, and beliefs of 66 teachers (K-4, associated with open education programs for at least 2 years) regarding basic issues of implementing an open approach were examined through in-depth professional interviews. Factors that teachers…

An Englishman offers his observations on the American system of education. (MJB)

Many of the reforms embodied in the processes of open education have failed because they are grounded in the contemporary-relativistic world view, which is alien and threatening to most teachers, and because they often were installed without concern for teachers' attitudes or commitment to the reforms. (Author/JG)

Gives six reasons why open education doesn't always work and offers suggestions to remedy the problems. (Author/DN)