scholarly journals The Dynamics and Challenges of Distance Education at Private Higher Institutions in South Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Mulatu Dea Lerra
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
South Ethiopia ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Higher Institutions

Evidently, the implementation of a DL system does not ensure a high-quality education. The purpose of this study is to explore the dynamics and challenges of distance education at Private Higher Institutions in South Ethiopia. In a given study, a representative sample of tutors and academic program leaders selected through simple random and stratified sampling techniques. Questionnaires and interview were instrumental for data collection. The finding revealed that, the number of learners in a class during tutorial programs is not to the standard, the tutors’ are responsible for one to two courses at a time and the remainder for more than two courses, assignments were too difficult for the ability of the students on the courses some learners do not receive modules before tutorial sessions and, consequently, some were forced to share modules, modules were not given long enough in advance of the actual tutorial sessions less commitment of stakeholders to realize the DL program. It is recommended that, Intensification distance education units at the institution and ensuring that students have a suitable educational background when they join to the specific program would make distance education efficient. In addition to this, it is good to try to make the system more flexible and use different information and communication technologies to support distance education.  

scholarly journals Athabasca University: Conversion from Traditional Distance Education to Online Courses, Programs and Services

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Davis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
The University

In its 30 years of operation, Athabasca University has witnessed the full impact of the growth of online distance education. Its conversion from mixed media course production and telephone/mail tutoring to a variety of electronic information and communication technologies has been heterogeneous across disciplines and programs. Undergraduate programs in business, computing, and some social science programs have largely led the conversion, and all graduate programs have, since their inception, employed various features of online delivery. The parallel conversion of student services has been equally important to the effectiveness of these processes. The implications of this approach for the quality of offerings, support systems, costing, and the primary mandate of the University (which is to remove barriers, not create them) are discussed.

scholarly journals Virtual learning environments and their collaboration for the development of Distance Education in Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-172
Author(s):  
Clayton Augusto Fontana Izoton ◽  
Douglas Manoel Antonio de Abreu Pestana dos Santos ◽  
Marcio Cézar Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Teaching Modality ◽  
Education In Brazil

Distance education is a term that has been developing for many years, but it only reached great dimensions in the beginning of the 20th century, mainly, with the use of information and communication technologies online. Through bibliographic research it is intended to present the advancement of distance education in the world and in Brazil, describe the evolution, showing that it started by exchanging correspondences until reaching the use of the internet, with synchronous or asynchronous interaction, verifying the most used platform for distance education, demonstrate the increase in the number of people enrolled in this teaching modality in addition to the main trends that the authors expect for the coming years. Distance education has great chances of gaining acceptance in the academic environment, however it is necessary that people know how to work with the technologies involved in the process, that is, be part of digital inclusion, and that both institutions and the State provide cultural and financial incentives for this alternative of knowledge transmission, because only in this way will we be able to achieve the goal of education, which is to eliminate people’s social exclusion.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE LEARNING AND WAYS OF ITS IMPROVEMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Lomakina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Organization

The study highlights the relevance of the organization of distance learning in quarantine conditions. The theoretical analysis of normative educational documents, scientific literature on the use of information and communication technologies in the distance education system, as well as directions for solving issues in ensuring the quality of higher education is carried out. The current state of implementation of distance learning in educational institutions is considered, the experience in the organization of distance learning is studied, and the necessary means for the effective organization of distance learning are identified. A theoretical and methodological analysis of scientific literature on the problem of determining the advantages and disadvantages of distance education was carried out. Much attention is given to the prospects for the development of distance education in Ukraine. The directions for further improvement of distance learning are proposed.

Online and Distance Education in the Era of Rampant Technological Revolution

2019 ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Ucar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Online Distance

Developments in information and communication technologies have reached an all-time high. These improvements have accelerated the transformation of higher education milieus on all sides. Accordingly, higher education institutions have begun to be delineated by these technological developments, activities, and practices. This technoculture era has started a new interaction among communication technologies, teachers, and learners. Herein, transhumanism regards changes in societies through these technological interactions and transformations. The worldwide technological transformation is approximating all societies and cultures to Marshall McLuhan's notion of a global village day by day as a consequence of the technology paradigm. The heydays of the developments in technologies affect all human beings at all points from living, learning, communicating to eating and even thinking styles. Taking these points into account, this chapter will explore how these variables may influence the online distance education milieus in terms of technoculture and transhumanism perspectives.

A Network Analysis Method for Tailoring Academic Programs

2016 ◽  
pp. 396-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Casillas ◽  
Thanasis Daradoumis ◽  
Santi Caballe
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Automated Method ◽  
Common Task ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Meaning Structure ◽  
Academic Units ◽  
Networks Analysis

Producing or updating an academic program implies a significant effort: involving people, academic units, knowledge elements, regulations, institutions, industry, etc. Such effort entails a complexity related to the volume of elements involved, the diversity of the origins of contributions, the diversity of formats, the representation of information, and the required granularity. Moreover, such effort is a common task performed by humans who collaborate for long periods of time participating in frequent meetings in order to achieve agreement. New educational approaches are heading to adaptive, flexible, ubiquitous, asynchronous, collaborative, hyper-mediated, and personalized strategies based on modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We propose an approach for tailoring academic programs to provide a practical and automated method to discover and organize milestones of knowledge through the use of Complex Networks Analysis (CNA) techniques. Based on indicators from CNA, the act of tailoring an academic program acquires meaning, structure and even body elements.

Distance Education and ICT-Supported Learning in Lesotho

2010 ◽  
pp. 181-195
Author(s):  
Angelina Khoro
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are regarded as a major contributor to the transforming of distance learning. The researcher assumed that education practitioners in developing countries like Lesotho, have limited, or no access at all to ICT for supporting instruction, since they still rely heavily on print and tutor/learner meetings as their distance mode of course delivery. The study assessed the feasibility of introducing ICT-mediated education for tutors and learners on a Distance Education Programme in Lesotho. The paper specifically focused on issues relating to the place of ICT in teaching and learning at a distance, ICT policy initiatives and challenges of infrastructure, human resource capacity, and cost as they affect provision of, and access to computer-mediated learning. Interventions critical to alleviating the situation are also discussed. Policy-makers and distance education practitioners require this type of feedback to be able to effect meaningful improvements in ODL programmes.

Using Innovations Effectively in a Distance Learning Programme

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Richard Blanchard ◽  
Sheryl Williams
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

Distance education is not new. Correspondence courses date back over 150 years. Advances in information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet, open up a host of possibilities to study at a distance, making use of the latest advances in e-learning tools. However, it must be stressed that e-learning has to focus on the learning pedagogy and not just the technology. This chapter examines the role of learning in e-learning by reviewing state-of-the-art developments and innovations to support distance learning students and academics. It identifies strategies for successful learning through the evaluation of student experiences and considers methods and practices that can be employed for delivering a successful learning programme.

The Adoption and Sustainability of Technology-Enhanced Education in Higher Institutions of Learning in Africa

2013 ◽  
pp. 168-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chijioke J. Evoh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Higher Institutions

This chapter explores factors that enhance and constrain the adoption and sustainability of Information and Communication Technologies in Universities and higher institutions of learning in South Africa. This study examines pedagogical, socio-economic and epistemological aspects of the paradigm shift in higher education delivery in Africa. Adopting and sustaining ICTs for educational improvement is a multifaceted process. As a dynamic process, all the vital elements of technology adoption need to be present in order to meet the goals of technology-enhanced higher education in Africa. It further argues that policy guidelines and strategic plans are essential for the successful adoption and sustainability of ICTs in higher education (HE) institutions in Africa. The chapter argues that the success of ICT-mediated higher education is not only technical but also political in nature.

Social Impacts of Cyber Culture and Predictions About the Future of Open and Distance Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-153
Author(s):  
Buket Kip Kayabaş
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cyber Culture ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Over Time

Developments in information and communication technologies play a major role in shaping economic, political, and cultural fields. Together with its inherent features, the internet, in addition to offering opportunities such as a new cultural space, freedom, and reality, has led the change of learning habits, cultural forms, and identities. Open and distance learning starting from correspondence education to computer networks-based education is one of the most affected areas by internet technologies. Various applications have developed in the field of open and distance education over time with the reflections of cyber culture. The aim of this study is to define cyber culture with its components and examine which areas it affects in our daily lives then to investigate the future open and distance education applications shaped by cyber culture.

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