Description:
Distance and Blended Learningin Asia is a unique and comprehensive overview of open, distance learning (ODL)and information and communication technology (ICT) in Asian education and training. Broad in coverage, this book also critically examines ODL and ICT experiences from Japan to Turkey and from Sri Lanka to Mongolia -- drawing conclusions from the successes and failures, and recommending ways in which planning, management and practice may be further developed.
Review Quotes:
"This is one of the best books I have read recently on distance education...I strongly recommend this book to everyone with an interest in e-learning and distance education, and especially those in Asia, but it will also be of particular value to African institutions, as it provides some clear pointers for how e-learning and distance education can be, and has been, developed in less economically advanced countries...This will be a book I will constantly refer to over time."--Tony Bates, October 2009
"The book is a gold-mine of information, and the notes and references show the painstaking and meticulous work done by the authors...[it] is a starting point to understand the complex social, economic and educational contexts of distance education in Asia."--Sanjaya Mishra, British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
"This is an important book. It will broaden the perspective of educators who may not often consider comparisons to the educational needs beyond their own national borders"--Teaching Theology and Religion