| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 270 pages) : map |
| Contents |
The emergence of distance education in South Asia -- Accessibility, acceptance and effects of distance education in South Asia -- Development of ict-based distance education in Bhutan -- E-learning in Chinese schools and universities -- Attitudes to distance education in China -- Distance education policy and practice in Mongolia -- Distance education policy and awareness in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam -- Open-source software for learning management -- Developing an Asian learning object repository -- Mobile technology in non-formal distance education -- Training Asian instructional designers -- E-assessment methods for student evaluation in Asia |
| Summary |
In Asia, Distance Education (DE) is providing major solutions in the areas of education and training. DE methods that are standard in other parts of the world, however, have yet to demonstrate their full potential in Asia. Covering nine DE projects by 39 researchers from 13 countries, this book analyses the DE scenario in Asia, the successes, the failures and the reasons behind them. This book is a unique collation of the results of studies of educational technologies across an extensive network of Asian countries. It also provides a useful snapshot of DE's development in Asia in the early yea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Distance education -- Asia
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Distance education -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Educational technology -- Asia
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EDUCATION -- Distance Education & Learning.
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Distance education
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Distance education -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Educational technology
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baggaley, Jon.
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Belawati, Tian.
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| ISBN |
9781552505021 |
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1552505022 |
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