Digital Reading Room 2.0 -- MDDE 614: International Issues in Distance Education

MDDE 614: International Issues in Distance Education Report a Broken Link

Textbook

Visser, L. (2012). Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Unit 1: Globalization

Hawkridge, D. (2003). Models for open and distance learning 2: Globalisation, education and distance education. Commonwealth of Learning.

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Knight, J. (2006). Higher education crossing borders: A guide to the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for cross border education.Conclusion: New realities and challenges. In J. Knight. Vancouver BC: Commonwealth of Learning.

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Machado, C., & Demiray, U. (2012). E-Learning practices revised: A compiling analysis on 38 countries. In E. Pontes (Ed.), E-Learning - Long Distance and Lifelong Perspectives. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech. (pdf)

Seikwu, D. (2010). From localization to internationalization of higher education: Globalization and transformation of university education in Uganda.ERIC Number: ED512372.(pdf)

Starke-Meyerring, D. (2010). Globally Networked Learning Environments: reshaping the intersections of globalization and e-learning in higher education. Introduction. E-Learning and Digital Media 7(2), 27-32.

Internationalization, Regionalization and Globalization: Breaking out of the "Iron Triangle"

Unit 1: Development

Larson, Richard C. & Murray, M.E. (2008). Distance learning as a tool for poverty reduction and economic development: A focus on China and Mexico. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 17 (2), 175-196.

New insight on poverty. Hans Rosling: Proves that "the seemingly impossible is possible." Note his set of dimensions of development and the relationship among them.(19 minutes)

Drivers of Change. Ian Goldin at TEDxASL (2013) (19 minutes).

The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news). Bono: 2013 (14 minutes)

Global population growth, box by box. Hans Rosling: (10 minutes)

Below are Hans Rosling's 5 talks on global issues. Five international development programs are featured in this series.

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA: Want to help Africa? Do business here

NANDAN NILEKANI: Ideas for India's future

YANG LAN: The generation that's remaking China

MELINDA GATES: Let's put birth control back on the agenda

DALIA MOGAHED: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring

Unit 2: Technology Related Issues

The following readings have been selected for summary and critique, because they raise points that are particularly significant for our consideration of technology issues.

Codewit World News. Big educational tablet and laptop projects: Ten countries to learn from.

Iqbal, S., & Qureshi, I. S. (2012). M-learning adoption: A perspective from a developing country. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 13(2).

Naidoo, G., & Potter, C. (2007). Ethical issues in using interactive radio in South Africa. Open Learning 22(2), 159-165.

Park, Y. (2011). A Pedagogical Framework for Mobile Learning: Categorizing Educational Applications of Mobile Technologies into Four Types. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12(2).

Pocatilu, P., Alecu, F., & Vetrici, M. (n.d.). Using Cloud computing for e-learning systems. Recent Advances on Data Networks, Communications Computers, 54-59. (pdf)

Valk, J. H., Rashid, A. T., & Elder, L. (2010). Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: An analysis of evidence from Asia. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 11(10).

You may also wish to view the YouTube videos listed below.

Shocking Facts (5 min.) Video is unavailable

George Siemens' interview on MOOCs and Open Education (11 minutes).

Cloud computing in Education (6 minutes).

Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud (19 minutes).

Unit 2: Cost Related

The following readings are highlighted for summary and critique, because they raise points that are particularly significant for our consideration of cost issues.

Ally, M. (2009). Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training.

Amiel, T. (2013). Identifying barriers to the remix of translated open educational resources. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(1).

Cooper, T. (2007). Response to Greville Rumble. Open Learning, 22(2), 177-182.

Deane, M., & Bird, M. (2006). Achieving development goals through cost-effective open and distance learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: What costs, how effective? Paper presented at the Fourth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning.

Felsenstein, L. (2005). Problems with the $100 laptop. The Fonly Institute.

Insung, J. (2005, June). Cost-effectiveness of online teacher training. Open Learning, 20(2), 131-146.

Lane, A. (2009). The impact of openness on bridging educational digital divides. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10(5).

Liyanagunawardena, T. R., Adams, A. A., & Williams, S. A. (2013). MOOCs: A systematic study of the published literature 2008- 2012. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(3).

McGreal, R. (2013). Introduction: The need for open educational resources. In R. McGreal, W. Kinuthia, S. Marshall, & T. McNamara, (Eds.), Perspectives on open and distance learning: Open educational resources: Innovation, research and practice (pp. xv-xxiii). Commonwealth of Learning.

Mulder, F. (2013). The logic of national policies and strategies for open educational resources. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(2).

Rumble, G. (2001). E-education: Whose benefits? Whose costs? Paper presented to Open University 28th February 2001.

Weller, M. (2004). Learning objects and the e-learning cost dilemma. Open Learning, 19(3), 293-302. AU Library

Wright, C. R., & Reju, S. (2012). Developing and deploying OERs in sub-Saharan Africa: Building on the present. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 13(2).

Richard Baraniuk Open source learning (19 min.)

CalTech MOOC Report (12 min.)

Daphne Koller, What we're learning from online education (21 minutes).

Peter Norvig, The 100,000 student classroom (6 minutes).

Unit 2: Audience Related

The following readings are highlighted for summary and critique, because they raise points that are particularly significant for our consideration of issues concerning audiences and levels.

Akomolafe, C. O. (2006). Open and distance learning as a mechanism for women empowerment in Nigeria. The Fourth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF4). Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Commonwealth of Learning and Caribbean Consortium.

Avci, H. Adiguzel, T. (2017). A case study on mobile-blended collaborative learning in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(7).

Latchem, C., Maru, A., & Alluri, K. (2004, July) Life long learning for farmers (L3 farmers): Open, distance and technology-mediated learning for extension for smallholders. Paper presented to the Pan Commonwealth Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Nosowitz, D. (2013). Has one laptop per child totally lost its way? Popular Science.

Rasmussen, K. (2018). Looking beyond institutional boundaries: examining adults’ experience of choosing online as part of their post-secondary studies. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(5).

Patel, H., Bautista, J., & Jonash, R. (2012). One laptop per child (OLPC) wants to provide the world's poorest children with education. OLPC Revolutionizing the way to make education affordable for everyone (pp. 3-9). Hult International Business School Publishing.

Nicholas Negroponte, The vision behind One Laptop per Child. TED Talks 2007, (18 min.).

Sugata Mitra, The child-driven education. TED Global 2010 (17 min).

Aleph Molinari. Let's bridge the digital divide! TEDxSanMigueldeAllende, (10 min.)

Leadbetter: Education innovation in the slums (19 min.)

Unit 2: Cultural

The following readings are highlighted for summary and critique, because they raise points that are particularly significant for our consideration concerning audiences and levels.

Allen, L. (2012). Using a cultural lens to critique the One Laptop per Child Program. In Proceedings of Global TIME 2012 (pp. 207-212). AACE. Available at EdITLib.

Beaudoin, M. F. (2014). Leadership challenges in transcultural online education. In I. Jung & C. N. Gunawardena (Eds.), Culture and online learning: Global perspectives and research (pp. 155- 125).

Madyarov, I., & Taef, A. (2012). Contracdictions in a distance course for a marginalized population in a Middle Eastern university. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 13(2).

Msweli, P. (2012). Mapping the interplay between open distance learning and internationalisation principles. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 13(3).

Newton, P. L. (2007) Northeastern Saskatchewan Aboriginal students’ perceptions of their distance education experiences and the relationship to their Aboriginal culture. Master's thesis, Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University. Read Chapters 1 and 2.

Pincas, A. (2001). Culture, cognition and communication in global education. Distance Education, 22(1), 30-51.

Rabiee, A., Nazarian, Z., & Gharibshaeyan, R. (2013). An explanation for internet use obstacles concerning e-learning in Iran. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 14(3).

Zhang, Z., & Kenny, R. (2010). Learning in an online distance education course: Experiences of three international students. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) 11(1)

Hello Africa - Mobile Phone Culture in Africa (42 minutes).

Supporting cultural diversity in elearning (7 minutes).

West & East cultural differences (45 minutes).

Unit 3: Sub-Saharan Africa

Online Articles

Aderinoye, R. A., Ojokheta, K. O., & Olojede, A. A. (2007). Integrating mobile learning into nomadic education programmes in Nigeria: Issues and perspectives. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 8(2).

Aggor, R. (2006, October). Addressing the HIV epidemic in Ghana through open and distance education. Paper presented at the Fourth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning.

Badat, S. (2005). South Africa: Distance higher education policies for access, social equity, quality, and social and economic responsiveness in a context of the diversity of provision. Distance Education, 26(2), 183-204.

Bertram, C. (2006). Exploring teachers’ reading competences: A South African case study. Open Learning, 21(1), 5– 8.

Beukes, J. R. (2006 October). Using radio in innovative ways to support ODL learners in Namibia: Opportunities, challenges and achievements. Paper presented at the Fourth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning.

Bhalalusesa, E. P. (2001). Supporting women distance learners in Tanzania. Open Learning, 16(2), 155-168.

Bhalalusesa, E. P. (2006). The dynamics of teaching at a distance in Tanzania: Reflections form the field. Open Learning, 21(1), 49-58.

Binns, F., & Bradley, J. (2004, July). Staff development in distance education: The evolution of one approach. Paper presented at the Third Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. (link to pdf)

Castanda, M.M. (2005). A history of distance education in Mexico. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 6(3), 227-232.

Jha, J., & Keller, F. (2006). Lesotho: A case of under-participation. In Boys’ Underachievement in education: An exploration in selected Commonwealth countries, (pp. 96-105). Commonwealth of Learning. (The entire booklet will download as a pdf)

Kere, J., (2006, November). A livelihood enhancement community based distance learning programme. Paper presented at the Fourth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Laaser, W. (2006). Virtual universities for African and Arab countries. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 7(4), Article 13. (pdf)

Moon, R. (2004, July). Open learning and ICTs: A radical solution to preparing teachers to meet the universal basic education (UBE) challenge. Paper presented at the Third Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Dunedin, New Zealand. (pdf)

Reed, Y. (2005). Using students as informants in redesigning distance learning materials: Possibilities and constraints. Open Learning, 20(3), 265-275.

Sagna, O. (2005). Lifelong learning in the African Context: A practical example from Senegal. In C. McIntosh. & Z. Varglu (Eds.). Lifelong learning and distance higher education: Perspectives on distance education (chaper 5).

Tau, D. R., & Thutoetsile, T. (2006). Quality assurance in distance education: Towards a culture of quality in Botswana College. In B. N. Koul & A. Kanwar (Eds.), Perspective on distance education: Towards a culture of quality (pp. 19-30). Commonwealth of Learning. (pdf)

Ukpo, E. O. (2006). Support for distance learners in a Nigerian distance education programme. Open Learning, 21(3), 253-261.

Vambe, M. T. (2005). Opening and transforming South African education. Open Learning, 20(3), 285-293.

A number of articles are available in a special issue on distance education in Africa of International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, (IRRODL), Volume 10, No. 4, 2009.

Unit 3: South Asia

The list of readings provided below only scratches the surface of the literature available, especially on distance education in India. The Commonwealth of Learning website is a particularly valuable source for information on distance education initiatives in South Asia.

Akhter, Z. (2004, July). Quality assurance in secondary education programme of Bangladesh Open University: Present status and challenge. Paper presented at the 3rd Pan Commonwealth Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand. (pdf)

Aslam, M. (2000). Education and training for millions: Pedagogical challenges for distance education. Open Learning, 15(3), 309-315. (pdf)

Bharati, S. (2004). Learner-institute interaction and third world dilemmas. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 5(1). (pdf)

Chari, H., & Haughey, M. (2006). The introduction of online learning: A case study of YCMOU. Distance Education, 27(1), 87-104.

Hughes, S. (2003). Community multimedia centres: Creating digital opportunities for all. In B. Girard (Ed.), The one to watch: Radio, new ICTs and interactivity. Geneva: FAO. (pdf)

Islam, M.T., & Selim, A.S.M. (2006). Current status and prospects for e-learning in the promotion of distance education in Bangladesh. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 7(1), Article 10.

Jamtsho, S., & Bullen, M. (2007). Distance education in Bhutan: Improving access and quality through ICT use. Distance Education, 28(2), 149-161.

Mishra, S. (2005). Roles and competencies of academic counselors in distance education. Open Learning, 20(2), 147-159.

Mitra, S. (n/d). Hole in the wall project. E.G. West Centre.

Panda, S. (2005). Higher education at a distance and national development: Reflections on the Indian experience. Distance Education, 26(2), 183-204.

Reddi, U., & Mishra, S. (Eds.). (2005). Educational media in Asia. Vancouver, BC: Commonwealth of Learning.

Rennie, F. & Mason, R. (2007). The development of distributed learning techniques in Bhutan and Nepal. International Review of Research and Open and Distance Learning 8(1).