Policy and Practice in Asian Distance Education
- Tian Belawati - Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
- Jon Baggaley - Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada
This book has been designed for the orientation and training of specialists in open and distance learning methods in Asia. It is the outcome of the collaborative PANdora research and development initiative (2005–08) between 24 open and distance learning (ODL) institutions, government departments and non-governmental organizations in 13 Asian countries.
The need for thrift and ingenuity in Distance Education (DE) methods in Asia has made Asian DE researchers and practitioners contemplate novel technological methods in DE—open-source software, cell-phone SMS, etc.—from which information and communication technology professionals in all parts of the world can learn.
The guidelines in the book have been designed in modular form so that selected sections can be combined according to users' needs and translated into local languages in keeping with the PANdora network's open resources philosophy. Individual modules and combinations of them can be used in specific training contexts. Although the focus of the book is the educational sector in Asia, the guidelines proposed have worldwide application.
| Foreword | Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Gajaraj Dhanarajan |
| Preface |
| Conceptual Origins | Tian Belawati |
| Financial Management | Tian Belawati |
| Associations and Partnerships | Tian Belawati |
| Cost-effectiveness | Tian Belawati |
| Quality Assurance | Tian Belawati |
| Student Assessment | Kristanti Ambar Puspitasari |
| E-assessment | Nazir Sangi |
| Conducting and Reporting Distance Education Evaluations | Jon Baggaley |
| History of DE Media Usage | Tian Belawati and Jon Baggaley |
| Print and Audio Production | Dewi Padmo |
| TV/ Video Production | Dewi Padmo |
| Online Learning Management Systems | Batpurev Batchuluun and Buyandelger Batsaikhan |
| Production of SMS Materials | Angelo J Ramos and Jerome P Triñona |
| Accessibility and Selection of Distance Education Media | Gihan Wikramanayake and Jon Baggaley |
| Adult Learning and Instructional Design | Santosh Panda and Jon Baggaley |
| Course Materials Development Models | Santosh Panda |
| Gender and Outcome Mapping | Sana Shams, Sarmad Hussain and Atif Mirza |
| China Open University (Previously China Central Radio and TV University) | Chen Haishan and Li Yawan |
| Korea National Open University | Chang Yeul Yang |
| Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand International Affairs Unit | Sukhothai Thannathirat Open University |
| Universitas Terbuka (Indonesia Open University) | Ludivica Endang Setijorini and Irma Adnan |
| Virtual University of Pakistan | Naveed Malik |
| Wawasan Open University, Malaysia | Gajaraj Dhanarajan |
| References |
| Index |
Informative and interestingly presented…The book is in five sections or modules comprised of 23 chapters. Its modular design allows for individual chapters to be modified or updated or used as stand-alone content according to the need of the reader. It is perhaps one of the first comprehensive books on distance education in Asia. It would be a valuable addition to any institutional library or research center for its policy makers and researchers...simple and readable style, the articles are practical and down-to-earth in locating their debate in Asian contexts.