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Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience

In the light of ever-changing social and economic demands, education is now perceived as a critical force in contributing towards human capital development. In Southeast Asia, the ever increasing demand for higher education, coupled with numerous educational reforms in a number of countries, has...

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Main Author: Anuwar Ali,
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2008
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LA History of education
LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Online Access:http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/162/1/odl_for_sustaining.pdf
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spelling my.oum.1622013-06-14T06:51:00Z Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience Anuwar Ali, LA History of education LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education In the light of ever-changing social and economic demands, education is now perceived as a critical force in contributing towards human capital development. In Southeast Asia, the ever increasing demand for higher education, coupled with numerous educational reforms in a number of countries, has resulted in the establishment of several open and distance learning (ODL) institutions. Through ODL, higher education in Southeast Asia is expected to experience new advancements with the collective aim of increasing the capacity for human capital development. This paper provides a snapshot of the Southeast Asian economic scenario, and how higher education and ODL will shape and influence the region’s ability to compete at a global level. The paper also discusses the prospects of a South-South collaboration between Southeast Asian and African ODL institutions. (Author's abstract) 2008-07-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/162/1/odl_for_sustaining.pdf Anuwar Ali, (2008) Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience. In: The 2nd ACDE Conference And General Assembly : Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development, 8-11 July 2008, The National Open University Of Nigeria, Lagos. (Submitted) http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/162/
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topic LA History of education
LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
spellingShingle LA History of education
LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Anuwar Ali,
Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
description In the light of ever-changing social and economic demands, education is now perceived as a critical force in contributing towards human capital development. In Southeast Asia, the ever increasing demand for higher education, coupled with numerous educational reforms in a number of countries, has resulted in the establishment of several open and distance learning (ODL) institutions. Through ODL, higher education in Southeast Asia is expected to experience new advancements with the collective aim of increasing the capacity for human capital development. This paper provides a snapshot of the Southeast Asian economic scenario, and how higher education and ODL will shape and influence the region’s ability to compete at a global level. The paper also discusses the prospects of a South-South collaboration between Southeast Asian and African ODL institutions. (Author's abstract)
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title Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
title_short Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
title_full Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
title_fullStr Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
title_full_unstemmed Open And Distance Learning For Sustainable Development : The Southeast Asian Experience
title_sort open and distance learning for sustainable development : the southeast asian experience
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