New ways of learning
Distance Education for Basic Education in the E-9 Countries
http://www.techknowlogia.org/TKL_active_pages2/CurrentArticles/main.asp?FileType=HTML&ArticleID=262
Since the UNESCO-backed E9 initiative started in 1993, the nine countries have committed themselves to using distance education as one means of addressing some of their needs in basic education. This study sets out to examine how well distance education is working in the nine countries and to provide their policymakers with some indications of where to go from here.
The Changing Faces of Virtual Education
http://www.col.org/virtualed/index2.htm
Published in July 2001 by The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), this is a study on the latest “macro developments” in virtual education, as follow-up on COL’s landmark study on current trends in “virtual” delivery of higher education (The Development of Virtual Education: A global perspective, 1999).
Skills Development through Distance Education
http://www.col.org/skills/
Providing information on the various aspects of delivering skills training by open and distance learning, this book also looks at ways of teaching practical skills. Case studies are included from Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India and the United Kingdom, as well as information and advice on increasing access to technical and vocational education using open and distance learning.
Development gateway: E-Learning
http://www.developmentgateway.com/node/130682/
This is an invaluable resource for information, dialogue, problem solving and community building related to the application of ICTs in support of distance and self-guided learning programmes.
