The state of open and distance education

Adnan Qayyum, Olaf Zawacki-Richter

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Abstract

In this chapter, we compare and analyze the main findings from the 12 countries examined in the two book volumes on Open and Distance Education (ODE). Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States represent 51% of the world’s population. As such, the two volumes about provide a portrait, though not exhaustive, of open and distance education in a large part of the world. We discuss growing enrollments in ODE, ODE as part of educational growth at all levels of education, the ascendance of online education globally, the mainstreaming of distance education, the digital transformation of education, and growing competition in ODE. We propose that values, environment, demand and ICTs (VEDI) are the main drivers of change in open and distance education in the world today.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages125-140
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameSpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education
ISSN (Print)2509-4335
ISSN (Electronic)2509-4343

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education
  • Computer Science Applications

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