Planning and Developing Open and Distance Learning: A Framework for Quality

✍ Scribed by Reginald F. Melton

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Leaves: 234
Series: Routledge Studies in Distance Education
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book is aimed at those who are considering, or just starting to plan open and distance learning courses. It offers practical advice on how to find your students, expand your audience and become cost-effective without compromising quality. The main areas covered are:

basic principles and different approaches to ODL
different types of self-study materials, media, and student support from your institution
building quality assurance into the development process

With a wide range of practical, tried-and-tested examples and case studies, the book provides a complete guide to setting up ODL courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Aims of open and distance learning......Page 14
Typical aims of ODL......Page 16
Characteristics of ODL......Page 32
The broad characteristics of ODL......Page 34
The design of self-study materials......Page 52
The use of media in ODL......Page 96
Student support systems......Page 121
The development of materials and systems......Page 144
Principles upon which development builds......Page 146
The first stage in the development process......Page 152
The remaining stages in the development process......Page 178
Collecting data for quality assurance and quality control......Page 193
Institutional support......Page 212
The level of institutional support required......Page 214
Bibliography......Page 226
Index......Page 230

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