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van Zyl, J. Marinda; Els, Christoffel Johannes; Blignaut, Anita Seugnet – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
A large number of unqualified and under-qualified in-service teachers are holding back socio-economical development in South Africa, a newly industrialized country. Open and distance learning (ODL) provides an innovative strategy and praxis for developing and newly industrialized countries to reach their educational and socio-economical objectives…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Barriers
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Power, Michael; Gould-Morven, Anthony – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Although online learning (OL) is becoming widely accessible and is often viewed as cutting-edge, the actual number of regular faculty participating in this form of teaching remains small. Moreover, OL, despite its growing recognition, is often associated with high rates of student dissatisfaction and isolation, withdrawal, and attrition.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Cunningham, Una; Fagersten, Kristy Beers; Holmsten, Elin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
At Dalarna University, Sweden, modes of communication are offered at many points of Kenning's continuum with a web-based learning platform, including asynchronous document exchange and collaborative writing tools, e-mail, recorded lectures in various formats, live streamed lectures with the possibility of text questions to the lecturer in real…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Seminars, Distance Education, Foreign Countries