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Direct linkDaniel, John – Open Learning, 2012
In the title the author asked whether dual-mode institutions were a stable "final" model for higher education or a step on the way to something else. Only a few institutions seem able to function in dual mode (i.e. with distinct groups of distance and classroom students) in a successful and sustainable way. Some institutions now claim…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Higher Education, Open Universities, Universities
Gibbs, Graham – Open Learning, 2010
In England there is a national survey of all students just before they graduate from bachelor's programmes called the National Student Survey (NSS). This produces a very influential ranking of all universities and colleges in England in terms of how the education they provide is perceived by their students. Top of this ranking every year is the…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries
Kirkwood, Adrian; Price, Linda – Open Learning, 2008
This paper reviews the role of assessment in student learning and its relationship with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). There is ample evidence of technology-led innovations failing to achieve the transformations expected by educators. We draw upon existing research to illustrate the links between aspects of student…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Outcomes of Education
Cooper, Troy – Open Learning, 2007
The polemical stance of Greville Rumble's paper argues for a "morality of humanity" that would produce a redistribution of material wealth, thus enabling (among other things) free use at point of access for higher education--and distance higher education in particular. The implicit assumption of this moral argument is that allowing such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Justice, Higher Education
Peer reviewedvon Prummer, Christine – Open Learning, 1994
Reports on research that investigated characteristics of distance education programs in Germany that influenced the participation of women. Highlights include the number of women enrolled; drop-out rates; a description of the FernUniversitat, including degree programs and characteristics of the institution; and a pilot project aimed at single…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Distance Education, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
Peer reviewedRumble, Greville – Open Learning, 1992
Examines the vulnerability of distance teaching universities (DTUs) around the world to competition both from campus-based universities that are initiating distance teaching and from dual mode universities that have traditionally offered a range of teaching methods. Costs are considered, and the future feasibility of single mode universities is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competition, Costs, Distance Education
