New Resources
| Education and Blockchain
This publication is aimed at education policymakers interested in understanding the affordances of blockchain technology for the education sector. It presents essential concepts and uses in a style accessible to policymakers and experts who are not necessarily specialists in the area, but need a quick introduction to the subject. https://doi.org/10.56059/11599/4131
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| Status of Distance Learning in India
A review of the current policy on and status of ODL and TEL in India, this report addresses questions of access, equity and quality in ODL; analyses cost‑effectiveness in relation to student success and attrition; and makes recommendations for how ODL institutions can improve education quality, student learning outcomes and graduate employability. |
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| Open Universities in the Commonwealth: At a Glance
Providing an overview of the nature of open universities, derived from the responses from 28 open universities in the Commonwealth, the data in this report not only provide a snapshot of the nature of OUs, but also demonstrate some evidence of the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on open universities when institutions had to move all their learning and activities online. |
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| Status of Open and Distance Learning in Nigeria
This report reviews current policy and practice in relation to issues of access, equity, quality and costs. This was done using a survey of ODL institutions, data from different institutions and available studies conducted by COL. The report identifies innovations and best practices that institutions adopted in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The objective of this report is to provide recommendations and concrete actions to enable policymakers and distance education leaders to transform the sector for national development. |
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