Technology for efficient learner support services in distance education : experiences from developing countries /

Technology for efficient learner support services in distance education : experiences from developing countries /

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Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Distance education -- Technological innovations -- Developing countries. Distance education -- Technological innovations. Developing countries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11706578

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Other authors / contributors:	Anjana, editor.
ISBN:	9789811323003 9811323003 9789811323010 9811323011 9789811322990 9811322996
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 1, 2018).
Summary:	This book explores the ways in which technology is being used by various open universities in developing countries to extend learner support services to distance learners. It shares the best practices being followed by different open universities so that these may be replicated by other universities. It provides an overview of the use of various digital technologies, e-learning tools, eLearning platforms, virtual learning environments, and synchronous and asynchronous technologies in open and distance learning (ODL) systems. Moreover, it discusses the importance of ODL systems in providing inclusive education in developing countries through the use of ICT with a special focus on adult, rural and elderly learners, as well as the role of technology in science education through ODL system. A transformative model of sustainable collaborative learning is presented, integrating concepts based on theoretical frameworks to increase the flexibility and solve existing issues in developing countries, which may be used for policy changes in distance learning. It concludes by examining various challenges in successfully implementing technology for effective delivery of learner support services in distance education systems in developing countries and exploring the strategies required to overcome these challenges.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9789811322990 Printed edition: 9789811323010
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-13-2300-3 10.1007/978-981-13-2

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Summary:	This book explores the ways in which technology is being used by various open universities in developing countries to extend learner support services to distance learners. It shares the best practices being followed by different open universities so that these may be replicated by other universities. It provides an overview of the use of various digital technologies, e-learning tools, eLearning platforms, virtual learning environments, and synchronous and asynchronous technologies in open and distance learning (ODL) systems. Moreover, it discusses the importance of ODL systems in providing inclusive education in developing countries through the use of ICT with a special focus on adult, rural and elderly learners, as well as the role of technology in science education through ODL system. A transformative model of sustainable collaborative learning is presented, integrating concepts based on theoretical frameworks to increase the flexibility and solve existing issues in developing countries, which may be used for policy changes in distance learning.<br> It concludes by examining various challenges in successfully implementing technology for effective delivery of learner support services in distance education systems in developing countries and exploring the strategies required to overcome these challenges.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9789811323003 9811323003 9789811323010 9811323011 9789811322990 9811322996