Enhancement of English Language Programs of Allama Iqbal Open University through Technology.

This descriptive research focused on designing an e-model for open and distance learning (ODL) in Pakistan. After studying various e-models, blended learning and issues relating to ODL in Pakistan, the researcher designed and executed an e-model on a group of students. The researcher designed and of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (1994-7046) Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 43 - 73
Autores principales: Farooq, Muhammad Umar, Mahmood, Malik Tariq
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Allama Iqbal Open University Autumn2014
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Sumario:This descriptive research focused on designing an e-model for open and distance learning (ODL) in Pakistan. After studying various e-models, blended learning and issues relating to ODL in Pakistan, the researcher designed and executed an e-model on a group of students. The researcher designed and offered online Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) offered by Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan. The participants' feedback supported e-model as a solution to their problems which they were facing in traditional ODL programs. The online courses improved their learning, reduced their expenses incurred on attending tutorials, improved tutor-students and student-student interaction.