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Geraldine Huzar; Hossam Kassem – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2022
The Open University (OU) has around 1800 students studying in prisons (Students in Secure Environments, 2019) with no internet access. They study offline with no access to the OU library's online resources. This case study explores the student volunteer scheme introduced to help students in prison to indirectly access online library resources. It…
Descriptors: Open Universities, College Students, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
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Kaikho Ashuni – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2024
The digital age has opened up new and exciting opportunities for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in universities. But, is going digital reinforcing the existing social inequalities? This qualitative research examines the three levels of digital divide and digital inequality among learners at India's National Open University, IGNOU. The findings…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Open Education, Open Universities, Social Justice