ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

part |18 pages

Part 1 Aims of open and distance learning

chapter |16 pages

1 Typical aims of ODL

part |112 pages

Part 2 Characteristics of ODL

chapter |18 pages

2 The broad characteristics of ODL

chapter |44 pages

3 The design of self-study materials

chapter |25 pages

4 The use of media in ODL

chapter |23 pages

5 Student support systems

part |67 pages

Part 3 The development of materials and systems

part |14 pages

Part 4 Institutional support