Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE January 2006 ISSN 1302-6488 Volume: 7 Number: 1 Article: 2 Problems and Prospects of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria Mudasiru Olalere YUSUF (Ph.D) Senior lecturer (Educational Technology) Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology‚ Faculty of Education University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin NIGERIA ABSTRACT Distance education as a mean of providing access to education‚ particularly tertiary level education‚ has gained great prominence
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN KENYA By Magdallen N. J (PhD) African Virtual University (HQ) P. O. Box xxxxxxxxx Nairobi - Kenya Tel: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Presented to United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction…………………………………………………………..………………3 Study
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receive an education. The way that each child receives an education is up to the school. There are over 37‚000 public and private high schools across the United States. Some high schools offer the opportunity to take online classes‚ but the majority of distance learning occurs in the college/university setting. As many people are aware of‚ college students come from a very wide background; old‚ young‚ mothers‚ fathers‚ young adults‚ etc. Some people who go to college come straight out of high school‚ while
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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Stopping Distance and Reaction Time 20 m s -1 A B O positive direction 40 m The driver in the car B sees the man A 40 m away at time t = 0. The velocity of the car changes according to the graph below. V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Will the car B collide with the man A ? 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s
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SKILLS AND INFORMATION LITERACY ABSTRACT Open and Distance Learning is an alternative platform for people who want to pursue their tertiary education. This is especially true in the case of working professionals who wish to learn while on their job. However‚ it has always been a challenge to cope with learning verifying degrees of skills as they lack face to face interaction when compared to traditional learners. The main challenge of distance learning is that direct real-time feedback from
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1) Downsizing is when companies try to reduce costs by getting rid of a significant number of unnecessary workers. It can be spurred by new technologies or new business methods which render some of the workers redundant. It can also be spurred by simple desperation (budget crunches)‚ or by a desire to leave low-profit markets. If your company isn’t going to be selling widgets any longer‚ then all the workers involved in making and selling widgets become dead-weight in the organization. 2) People
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IGNOU has reached the ladder of success being the world’s largest mega university‚ most diverse and inclusive institution offering over 3500 courses and catering to over 2.5 million students. IGNOU is committed to be accessible to all by ensuring learner convenience through its unique ‘age no bar‚ place no bar and pace no bar’ approach. This approach of IGNOU falls in line with the objectives of democratizing higher education as the current initiatives of IGNOU indicate. During last few years IGNOU
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CHAPTER 7 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT John A. Scott and David Nisse Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Avenue P.O. Box 808‚ L-632 Livermore‚ CA 94550‚ USA (925) 423-7655 scott7@llnl.gov Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction................................................................. 1 Definition of the SCM Knowledge Area .................... 1 Breakdown of Topics for SCM................................... 2 Breakdown Rationale.......................................
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PROBLEMS FACED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UK. Many of the problems that students experience in adjusting to university life are intensified for students from abroad. Robinson (2009) explains that there is an increasing number of international students’ studying in the UK‚ international students are faced by a range of problems and these can result in different outcomes. Some possible problems are immigration‚ different academic culture and financial problems due to expensive cost of living
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