Online and Distance Education for a Connected World

Linda Amrane-Cooper · David Baume · Stephen Brown · Stylianos Hatzipanagos · Philip Powell · Sarah Sherman · Alan Tait

Mar 2023 · UCL Press

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Learning at a distance and learning online are growing in scale and importance in higher education, presenting opportunities for large scale, inclusive, flexible and engaging learning. These modes of learning swept the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The many challenges of providing effective education online and remotely have been acknowledged, particularly by those who rapidly jumped into online and distance education during the crisis.This volume, edited by the University of London’s Centre for Online and Distance Education, addresses the practice and theory of online and distance education, building on knowledge and expertise developed in the University over some 150 years. The University is currently providing distance transnational education to around 50,000 students in more than 180 countries around the world. Throughout the book, contributors explore important principles and highlight successful practices in areas including course design and pedagogy, online assessment, open education, inclusive practice, and enabling student voice. Case studies illustrate prominent issues and approaches. Together, the chapters offer current and future leaders and practitioners a practical, productive, practice- and theory-informed account of the present and likely future state of online and distance higher education worldwide.

About the author

Linda Amrane-Cooper is head of the Centre for Online and Distance Education at the University of London, and Director of Academic Practice in Distance Education.

David Baume is an independent researcher, evaluator, consultant, developer and writer in the field of international educational development.

Stephen Brown is Emeritus Professor of Learning Technologies and former Head of the School of Media and Communication at De Montfort University

Stylianos Hatzipanagos is Fellow and Executive Lead for Research and Scholarship at the University of London's Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE).

Philip Powell is Director, Business School for the Creative Industries, University for the Creative Arts, where he is Professor of Creative Business.

Sarah Sherman is the Director of the Bloomsbury Learning Exchange, a cross-institutional centre for sharing effective practice in digital education.

Alan Tait is Emeritus Professor of Distance Education and Development at the Open University UK.

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