Bücher der Reihe SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education

This book explores and further expands on the rich history of theoretical and empirical research in open and distributed learning, and addresses the impact of the ¿data revolution¿ and the emergence of learning analytics on this increasingly diverse form of educational delivery. Following an introductory chapter that maps the book¿s conceptual rationale, the book discusses the potential, challenges and practices of learning analytics in various open and distributed contexts. A concluding chapter briefly summarises the chapters before providing a tentative future research agenda for learning analytics in open and distributed environments.

This book systematically approaches the topic of the relatively new field of digital pedagogy and provides valuable insights for teachers and students, education policymakers, leaders in education, and others whose professional engagement is related to education in modern society. It discusses topics including what digital pedagogy involves as well as its main characteristics and significance for the future of education, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the teaching and learning process, digital literacy and digital citizenship, development of digital competencies of teachers, and the reasons for and challenges of the digital transformation of education systems. The findings presented in this book help education policymakers to adopt effective strategies for digitalization of educational institutions. Furthermore, this book enables experts involved in the development and improvement of curricula to respond well to modern challenges and to adapt them to the modernneeds of students, society, and scientific fields. This book also serves as a useful resource for pre-service and in-service teachers in their development of digital competencies.

This book explores foundational theories that have been applied in open and distance education (ODE) research and refined to reflect advances in research and practice.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea.

It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using radio, TV, online and mobile learning, telecentres and other means to achieve the Education for All, Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals.