World review of distance education and open learning ;
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : planning open and distance learning / Hilary Perraton and Helen Lentell -- Aims and purpose / Hilary Perraton -- Students in open and distance learning / Janet Jenkins -- Students in distance and open learning : the Asian experience / Szarina Abdullah -- People : staffing, development and management / Santosh Panda -- Resources / Hilary Perraton -- Organisational models for open and distance learning / Greville Rumble and Colin Latchem -- Technology / Hilary Perraton and Kurt Moses -- Globalisation / Glen Farrell, Yoni Ryan and Andrea Hope -- Governance, accreditation and quality assurance in open and distance education / Bernadette Robinson -- Benefits for students, labour force, employers and society / Reehana Raza -- Costs, effectiveness, efficiency : a guide for sound investment / Neil Butcher and Nicky Roberts -- Framing policy for open and distance learning / Helen Lentell.
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This book considers the questions that planners and policy makers in open and distance learning need to address at any level of education.