Mapping the Interplay between Open Distance Learning and Internationalisation Principles

dc.creator	Pumela Msweli
dc.date	2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:10:09Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:10:09Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e68396aa8a6e4f8e9153aab6b0a1a470
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13415
dc.description	Open distance learning is viewed as a system of learning that blends student support, curriculum and instruction design, flexibility of learning provision, removal of barriers to access, credit of prior learning, and other academic activities such as programme delivery and assessment for the purpose of meeting the diverse needs of students. Internationalisation, on the other hand, is viewed as a process that blends intercultural international dimensions into different academic activities, such as teaching, learning, and research, into the purpose and functions of higher education. The common feature in the narratives that define open distance learning and internationalisation is the blending of university services to achieve specific outcomes. This blending feature has instigated an inquiry into identifying the interplay between the two concepts in as far as how the concepts are defined and what their goals and rationale are in the context of higher education institutions. While there are a breadth and variety of interpretations of the two concepts, there are differences and common features. The purpose of such an analysis is to open a new window through which institutions of higher learning can be viewed.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University Press
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1182/2208
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	Curriculum design
dc.subject	higher education institutions
dc.subject	South Africa
dc.subject	internationalisation
dc.subject	student support
dc.subject	teaching and learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Mapping the Interplay between Open Distance Learning and Internationalisation Principles
dc.type	article