Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World

Informationen zum Autor Hilary Perraton has worked in international education for more than 30 years. He is now a research associate at the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College Cambridge. Klappentext This revised and updated edition of this successful textbook sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change, and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education. Zusammenfassung This revised and updated edition of this successful textbook sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change, and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Golden Goose or Ugly Duckling Evidence 2. Nonformal Education: The Light That Never Shone 3. Schooling: The Door is Ajar 4. Teachers: Educating the Largest Profession 5. Higher Education: Beyond the Courtyard Wall 6. Crossborder Enrolment: Virtually Wandering Scholars Explanation 7. Costs: What the Figures Say 8. Technology: After Gutenberg and Turing 9. Globalisation: And Culture Follows Trade 10. Political Economy: Who Benefits, Who Pays? Evaluation 11. Legitimacy: A Problem or a Solution

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Hilary Perraton, Hilary (Von Hugel Institute Perraton, Perraton Hilary
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.11.2006
• EAN: 9780415393980
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39398-0
• Pages: 250
• Thème: Routledge Studies in Distance Education
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Général, dictionnaires; EDUCATION / Home Schooling, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Open learning, distance education