Global Strategies, Perspectives, and Practices for Open and Distance Education
DEPM 625 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: A study of the development and current landscape of global, open, and distance education across developed and developing countries. Topics include cross-border partnerships, emerging business models, academic quality, cultural and linguistic opportunities and challenges, and innovative packaging of content (including MOOCs and open educational resources). Global professional and international associations (UNESCO, ICDE, AAOU, OECD, EDEN, USDLA, the World Bank); resources offered by these organizations; and their diverse roles in promoting internationalism, global trade, and quality assurance and management of global educational services are compared and contrasted. Examples and case studies are provided for comparative analyses among a variety of open and distance learning providers, representing single- and dual-mode institutions and open and distance learning universities and organizations from developed and developing countries, as well as private-sector providers and government agencies.
