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Download full textBartels, Jorn – 1989
The Board of Examination of the Department of Economics at the FernUniversitat commissioned a survey of 315 students who had graduated in economics to gain insights into their experiences both at the FernUniversitat and after completing their studies. A written questionnaire was developed and sent to all of the graduates who had finished their…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Economics Education, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
O'Brien, Dominic V. – 1990
Critics of higher education complain that universities and broadcast television fail to meet the needs of adult learners. The creation by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1979 of a project in adult learning was an attempt to make both television and educators more responsive to adult learners. However, the result of this project and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Broadcast Television, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Elsom-Cook, Mark – 1987
This document introduces the aims and activities of the Intelligent Computer Aided Instruction (ICAI) research community situated within the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) at the Open University in Great Britain, outlines the nature of the problems which come under the auspices of ICAI, and describes the research…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Research
Kirkup, Gill – 1988
In the past, computing facilities at the Open University in the United Kingdom have been provided through terminals and modems in local study centers. A new policy to implement home computer use will rely on student owned microcomputers. While this policy reflects a commitment to increasing the use of computers as distance education aids, it may…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Equal Education
van Enckevort, Ger, Ed.; And Others – 1986
Distance higher education for adults, media selection, and country profiles are considered in conference papers. Titles and authors are as follows: "Distance Education, Trends Worldwide" (Lord Perry of Walton); "Adults in Higher Education: Lowering the Barriers by Teaching and Learning at a Distance" (Hans G. Schutze);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Katus, J., Ed.; Toth, Janos, Ed. – 1986
Twenty essays are provided from an educational scientific symposium organized within the frame of the Festival for Dutch Culture in Hungary. Titles and authors include "Environmental Movement and Environmental Information" J. C. Th. Alles); "Principal Educational and Self-Educational Problems of Independent Activity and Autonomy in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cultural Education, Developed Nations
Kaye, Tony – 1985
The purpose of this project is to investigate the potential of communication networks using electronic mail, computer conferencing, and electronic databases for education and training at a distance within the Open Univeristy system of Great Britain, although it would be applicable within other contexts. This report discusses (1) the rationale for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Databases, Distance Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
The first of 12 papers in this collection is printed both in the original language--French--and in English translation: (1) L'harmonisation de la formation: considerations theoriques et pratiques = Harmonization of Education and Training: Theory and Practice" (Yves Courrier); other papers include (2) "Information Management: A New Focus…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
PDF pending restorationBates, A. W. – 1983
This paper reviews the use of different audio-visual media in distance education, including terrestrial broadcasting, cable satellite, videocassettes, audiocassettes, telephone teaching, viewdata, teletext, microcomputers, and interactive video. Trends in distance education are also summarized and related to trends in media technology development.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Communications Satellites, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationBrown, Stephen – 1983
This examination of the educational and economic advantages of using videocassettes instead of broadcast television for Open University distance education begins by noting that, while the potential importance of television in distance education is widely recognized by educators, students appear to be less appreciative. The Video Cassettes Loan…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Television
Bates, A. W. – 1979
Teaching functions for which television, radio, and audiocassettes are particularly appropriate are considered, based on the use of broadcasting at the Open University. Television is useful for the following purposes: to demonstrate experiments or experimental situations; to illustrate principles involving dynamic change or movement; to illustrate…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, College Instruction, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Halperin, Samuel – 1984
Information is provided on the goals of Israel's Everyman's University (EU) and its students, curricula and study modes, extra-academic programs, new directions, governance, and budget. Introductory materials include a country profile, an overview of higher education in Israel, information on distance education, the open university, and the…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Role, College Students, Disadvantaged
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. Great Plains National Instructional Television Library. – 1976
This catalog describes audiovisual format courses produced by the Open University of Great Britain and presently available in the United States. The courses are: (1) Art and Environment; (2) Environmental Control and Public Health; (3) History of Architecture and Design 1890-1939; (4) History of Mathematics; (5) International Politics and Foreign…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Appreciation, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1969
This is the first prospectus of the Open University which will begin operating in January 1971. University governance, policy, and philosophy are discussed in the introduction. The remainder of the prospectus is devoted to: (1) degrees and diplomas offered by the University; (2) the undergraduate program; (3) a syllabus of foundation courses; (4)…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study
Heywood, John – 1974
The purpose of this study was to reveal trends, indicate fields for further research and action, and expose problem areas for further study at the international level. The study objectives are to review: (1) the course patterns and degree structures developed at the Open University in the United Kingdom, (2) new degree courses in the United…
Descriptors: Colleges, Courses, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
