Changing Faces of Open and Distance Education in Asia

The Volume 8 of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) shares a set of interesting papers focusing on the development current status of Distance Learning in Asia. Country Case studies and research papers discuss issues such as quality insurance, open and distance learning in higher education or impact of ICTs on Open and Distance Learning in a developing country such as the Philippines. According to Insung Jung, Professor of Educational Technologies at the International Christian University of Japan, "It is no incident that IRRODL begins the year of 2007 with this regional focus edition on “Changing Faces of Open and Distance Learning in Asia.” Over the recent years, there has been tremendous growth and diversity in open and distance learning (ODL) in Asia. With over 56 percent of the global population, Asia has over 70 universities that are dedicated to open access to education, including seven out of 11 of the world's mega universities". This Volume 8 of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) is published under Creative Commons License and available on IRRODL official Web site.

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