This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Commonwealth of Learning. (2015). Open and distance learning: Key terms and definitions. Retrieved from https://www.col.org/resources/open-and-distance-learning-key-terms-and-definitions.
Gaskell, A. (2007). Open learning. In G. McCulloch & D. Crook (Eds.), International encyclopaedia of education. London: Routledge.
HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency). (2011–2012). Table T3e – Non-continuation two years following year of entry: UK domiciled part-time first degree entrants 2011/12. Retrieved from https://www.hesa.ac.uk/pis/noncon.
NCES (National Center for Education Statistics). (2015). Fast facts: Distance learning. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=80.
Peters, O. (1998). Learning and teaching in distance education: Pedagogical analyses and interpretations in an international perspective. London: Kogan Page.
Rumble, G. (2014). The costs and economics of online distance education. In O. Zawacki-Richter & T. Anderson (Eds.), Online distance education: Towards a research agenda. Athabasca University Press, pp. 197–216. Retrieved from http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120233.
Tait, A. (2000). Planning student support for open and distance learning. Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 15(3), 287–299.
UNESCO. (2002a). Open and distance learning: Trends, policy and strategy considerations. Paris: UNESCO. Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001284/128463e.pdf.
UNESCO. (2002b). Open educational resources: Open content for higher education. Retrieved from : http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/media/forum/oer_forum_final_report.pdf
UNESCO. (2015). Open and distance learning. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/lifelong-learning/open-and-distance-learning/.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Singapore
About this entry
Cite this entry
Gaskell, A. (2017). Open Distance Learning. In: Peters, M.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_215
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_215
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-287-587-7
Online ISBN: 978-981-287-588-4
eBook Packages: EducationReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Education