Open Learning: Curricula, Courses, and Credibility.

The article comments on the curricula, courses, and credibility of open learning or nontraditional study programs in higher education. It identifies flexibility, accessibility, and accommodation to the variety of learning as the characteristics of open learning. It proposes the two general character...

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Publicado en:Journal of Higher Education Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 96 - 104
Autor principal: Bondeson, William
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan/Feb1977
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Sumario:The article comments on the curricula, courses, and credibility of open learning or nontraditional study programs in higher education. It identifies flexibility, accessibility, and accommodation to the variety of learning as the characteristics of open learning. It proposes the two general characteristics in defining the open learning programs. It presents the problems to the concepts of open learning and nontraditional study. It enumerates the academic problems and realities that will be faced by educators who intends to develop open learning or nontraditional study programs.