Open Learning
1997 Volume 12, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Open Learning in Higher Education
Roger Lewis
Reports on projects in British Universities which have focused on open learning. Establishes the main features of the learning environments created; results of the case study innovations; and... More
pp. 3-13
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The Use of Libraries by Postgraduate Distance Learning Students: A Mismatch of Expectations
Kate Stephens, Lorna Unwin & Neil Bolton
Reports on a survey of United Kingdom postgraduate distance learning students' use of libraries. Among key findings is the influence of course providers' expectations in determining library use and... More
pp. 25-33
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Transfer of Learning Technologies--The Experience of the DELTA DEMO ESC Project
Felix Friedrich
Reports on an evaluation of European Union-funded initiatives within the DELTA Program carried out by five EuroStudyCentres (ESCs). Concludes that (1) the decision about implementing educational... More
pp. 34-42
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Computer Mediated Communication in Post-Compulsory Teacher Education
Dai Hall
The School of Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) of the University of Greenwich (London), whose main purpose is to provide initial training and professional development for teachers,... More
pp. 54-57
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Mentoring the Distance Learner
Nessan J. Ronan
Describes a distance mentoring relationship between a student in a master's program at a United Kingdom university and her professor at the University of Botswana (Africa). Highlights include... More
pp. 62-64