Reconsidering open and distance learning in the developing world : meeting students' learning needs /

Reconsidering open and distance learning in the developing world : meeting students' learning needs /

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Author / Creator:	Kember, David.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Description:	xvi, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Open and flexible learning series Open & flexible learning series.
Subject:	Distance education -- Developing countries. Open learning -- Developing countries. Distance education. Open learning. Developing countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6491044

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ISBN:	0415401399 (hbk.) 9780415401395 (hbk.) 0415401402 (pbk.) 9780415401401 (pbk.) 0203966546 (ebk.) 9780203966549 (ebk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Modes of Learning in Post-Secondary Education
2. Major Themes in Student Learning
3. Open Access
4. Need for Open Entry in Developing Countries
5. Other Elements of Openness
6. Pedagogy and Andragogy
7. Open Universities Expect Andragogy but Schools Teach Pedagogy
8. The UKOU Model: How Appropriate is it for the Developing World?
9. Dual Mode: The Separation of the Modes
10. The US Model: Transmissive Teaching by Another Medium
11. The Loneliness of the Distance Learner
12. E-Learning Course Management Systems
13. Flexible Learning: But How Flexible?
14. Conclusion