Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning
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Resumo: | Through the many documents regularly emitted by those dedicated to this activity, it is comparatively easy to describe factual developments in the field of open and distance education in different places in the world. However, it is much more difficult to produce judgements of value about their quality. Quality is a subjective rather than an absolute concept and may be examined from different analytical perspectives: consumers' satisfaction level, intrinsic value of scientific and technical content of learning materials, soundness of learning strategies, efficiency of organisation and procedures, adequate use of advanced technologies, reliability of student support mechanisms, etc. These parameters should be put into the context of specific objectives, nature of target populations and availability of different kinds of resources. In a specific geographic, social, economic and cultural situation a given set of solutions might be judged as adequate and deserving the qualification of "good practice", while in a different context it could be considered of rather poor quality. The selection of examples in this article is the sole responsibility of the authors: neither should the chosen cases be considered as clearly better than any 2 other one, nor missing cases be interpreted as lack of appreciation or a negative judgement. Finally, the authors are aware of the risks of interpreting trends and trying to extrapolate them into the near future: readers should use their own judgement in accepting (or forcefully rejecting) these projections. |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learningSistemas abertos de ensinoEnsino a distânciaEnsino virtualOrganização da educaçãoModelos educativosCurriculumInternetUniversidadesOpen and distance learningODL systems and organisationsODL worldwideRecent developments in ODLQuality assurance in ODLUniversity evolutionThrough the many documents regularly emitted by those dedicated to this activity, it is comparatively easy to describe factual developments in the field of open and distance education in different places in the world. However, it is much more difficult to produce judgements of value about their quality. Quality is a subjective rather than an absolute concept and may be examined from different analytical perspectives: consumers' satisfaction level, intrinsic value of scientific and technical content of learning materials, soundness of learning strategies, efficiency of organisation and procedures, adequate use of advanced technologies, reliability of student support mechanisms, etc. These parameters should be put into the context of specific objectives, nature of target populations and availability of different kinds of resources. In a specific geographic, social, economic and cultural situation a given set of solutions might be judged as adequate and deserving the qualification of "good practice", while in a different context it could be considered of rather poor quality. The selection of examples in this article is the sole responsibility of the authors: neither should the chosen cases be considered as clearly better than any 2 other one, nor missing cases be interpreted as lack of appreciation or a negative judgement. Finally, the authors are aware of the risks of interpreting trends and trying to extrapolate them into the near future: readers should use their own judgement in accepting (or forcefully rejecting) these projections.Repositório AbertoTrindade, Armando RochaCarmo, HermanoBidarra, José2012-09-26T10:52:01Z20002000-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2172engTrindade, Armando Rocha; Carmo, Hermano; Bidarra, José - Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning. "International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning". ISSN 1492-3831. Vol. 1, Nº 1 (2000), p. 1-401492-3831info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:15:36Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/2172Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:43:45.685958Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning Trindade, Armando Rocha Sistemas abertos de ensino Ensino a distância Ensino virtual Organização da educação Modelos educativos Curriculum Internet Universidades Open and distance learning ODL systems and organisations ODL worldwide Recent developments in ODL Quality assurance in ODL University evolution |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning |
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Trindade, Armando Rocha |
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Trindade, Armando Rocha Carmo, Hermano Bidarra, José |
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Carmo, Hermano Bidarra, José |
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Trindade, Armando Rocha Carmo, Hermano Bidarra, José |
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Sistemas abertos de ensino Ensino a distância Ensino virtual Organização da educação Modelos educativos Curriculum Internet Universidades Open and distance learning ODL systems and organisations ODL worldwide Recent developments in ODL Quality assurance in ODL University evolution |
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Sistemas abertos de ensino Ensino a distância Ensino virtual Organização da educação Modelos educativos Curriculum Internet Universidades Open and distance learning ODL systems and organisations ODL worldwide Recent developments in ODL Quality assurance in ODL University evolution |
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Through the many documents regularly emitted by those dedicated to this activity, it is comparatively easy to describe factual developments in the field of open and distance education in different places in the world. However, it is much more difficult to produce judgements of value about their quality. Quality is a subjective rather than an absolute concept and may be examined from different analytical perspectives: consumers' satisfaction level, intrinsic value of scientific and technical content of learning materials, soundness of learning strategies, efficiency of organisation and procedures, adequate use of advanced technologies, reliability of student support mechanisms, etc. These parameters should be put into the context of specific objectives, nature of target populations and availability of different kinds of resources. In a specific geographic, social, economic and cultural situation a given set of solutions might be judged as adequate and deserving the qualification of "good practice", while in a different context it could be considered of rather poor quality. The selection of examples in this article is the sole responsibility of the authors: neither should the chosen cases be considered as clearly better than any 2 other one, nor missing cases be interpreted as lack of appreciation or a negative judgement. Finally, the authors are aware of the risks of interpreting trends and trying to extrapolate them into the near future: readers should use their own judgement in accepting (or forcefully rejecting) these projections. |
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Trindade, Armando Rocha; Carmo, Hermano; Bidarra, José - Current developments and best practice in open and distance learning. "International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning". ISSN 1492-3831. Vol. 1, Nº 1 (2000), p. 1-40 1492-3831 |
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