1. Opening education: global lines, local connections / Terry Evans and Daryl Nation -- 2. The revolution in electronic technology and the modern university: the convergence of means / James Hall -- 3. Policy implications for distance education in the European information society / Andrew Robinson -- 4. Distance education in Mongolia's political and economic transition / Ole Aabenhus and Brian Kenworthy -- 5. The implications of home-based education effectiveness research for opening schooling / Roland Meighan -- 6. Canadian policy and practice in open and distance schooling / Margaret Haughey and Judy Roberts -- 7. Reforming distance education through economic rationalism: a critical analysis of reforms to Australian higher education / Viktor Jakupec -- 8. To wish and to will: reflections on policy formation and implementation in Australian distance education / Richard Johnson -- 9. Translating open university policies into practice in India / Santosh Panda
Summary
The overall theme of this book is the relationships between government and organisational policies and the work of practitioners in open and distance learning. The book does this by exploring a selection of international examples, many of which concern the use of new technologies for opening education
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index
