Title:
Planning & management in distance education
Author:
Panda, Santosh K. (Santosh Kumar), 1959-
ISBN:
9780749440374
9780749440688
Publication Information:
London ; Sterling, VA : Kogan Page, 2003.
Physical Description:
xvi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series:
Open and distance learning series
Open & flexible learning series
Open and distance learning series.
Open & flexible learning series.
Contents:
Part I. Open and distance education models -- 1. Models of open and flexible learning in distance education / Otto Peters -- Part II. Policy and planning -- 2. Policy and planning in the developed countries : coping with compulsive development cultures / Terry Evans -- 3. Policy and planning in the developing world / Hilary Perraton -- 4. Planning for open and flexible learning / Margaret Haughey -- Part III. Institutional management -- 5. Institutional management and decision making / K.B. Powar -- 6. Institutional leadership and the management of change / Ross H. Paul -- 7. Management of academic development / Graham Webb -- 8. Management of research and development through the support of action learning projects / David Kember -- 9. Management of resources / Greville Rumble -- Part IV. Management of processes -- 10. Management of instructional design and development / Olugbemiro Jegede -- 11. Management of media development and production / Santosh Panda and Sohanvir Chaudhary -- 12. Material production and distribution, and operations management / A.R. Khan and Suresh Garg -- 13. Management of services to students / Alan Tait -- 14. Planning and management of networked learning / Alistair Inglis -- 15. Managing telelearning centres and telecentres / Colin Latchem -- 16. Planning and management of student assessment / Charlotte N. Gunawardena and Deborah K. LaPointe -- Part V. Quality assurance and accreditation -- 17. Institutional and programme evaluation / Dele Braimoh -- 18. External control and internal quality assurance / Mary Thorpe -- 19. Performance indicators and quality assessment / Douglas Shale -- 20. Accreditation in the digital era : preparing for the new distance education landscape / Don Olcott, Jr. -- 21. Networked learning, convergence and accreditation : is it time for global standards? / James W. Hall -- Part VI. Internationalization -- 22. Internationalization of open and flexible learning : planning and management in a global environment / Glen M. Farrell.
Abstract:
"Online distance education and training is being adopted throughout the world as a cost-effective, flexible answer to widening access for all. This enthusiasm has led to many initiatives and policies from governments to encourage online learning at international, national, regional and institutional levels. Also, changes in distance learning continue to take place as a result of educational discourse and innovations in ICT. Distance learning courses are therefore under pressure to reform, and successful management of external policy planning and internal change management is key to the implementation and maintenance of reforms. World-class leaders, researchers and practitioners share their experiences, research and critical reflection in this book, providing guidance on how to balance quality management with quality learning. Subjects covered include policy and planning, institutional management, management of processes, quality assurance and accreditation, and internationalization. This book will aid anyone involved in running or wanting to implement distance education to effectively manage an online learning programme." -- Publisher.
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