Issues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines

Rapid advances in information and communications technology in the digital age have brought about significant changes in the practice of distance education (DE) worldwide. DE practitioners in the Philippines’ open university have coined the term ‘open and distance e-learning’ (ODeL) to refer to the...

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Autor principal:	Patricia Brazil Arinto
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2016
Materias:	distance education online learning e-learning open and distance e-learning Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2f792556c81f4c37b9526baac54f75792021-12-02T19:20:43ZIssues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines10.19173/irrodl.v17i2.19131492-3831https://doaj.org/article/2f792556c81f4c37b9526baac54f75792016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1913https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Rapid advances in information and communications technology in the digital age have brought about significant changes in the practice of distance education (DE) worldwide. DE practitioners in the Philippines’ open university have coined the term ‘open and distance e-learning’ (ODeL) to refer to the new forms of DE, which are characterised by the convergence of an open learning philosophy, DE pedagogies, and e-learning technologies. This paper discusses the issues and challenges that ODeL poses for the Philippines’ open university from the point of view of the institution’s leading ODeL practitioners. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy development and administrative changes required to support innovative teaching practice across the institution. The findings and conclusions are relevant for other institutions in the same stage of ODeL development. Patricia Brazil ArintoAthabasca University Pressarticledistance educationonline learninge-learningopen and distance e-learningSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2016)
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description	Rapid advances in information and communications technology in the digital age have brought about significant changes in the practice of distance education (DE) worldwide. DE practitioners in the Philippines’ open university have coined the term ‘open and distance e-learning’ (ODeL) to refer to the new forms of DE, which are characterised by the convergence of an open learning philosophy, DE pedagogies, and e-learning technologies. This paper discusses the issues and challenges that ODeL poses for the Philippines’ open university from the point of view of the institution’s leading ODeL practitioners. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy development and administrative changes required to support innovative teaching practice across the institution. The findings and conclusions are relevant for other institutions in the same stage of ODeL development.
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title	Issues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines
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title_fullStr	Issues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines
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Issues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines

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