Tsaa aaou ensuring_sustainability,_access,_equity_and_quality_final_15102010

GOING GLOBAL: ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESS, EQUITY & QUALITY IN OPEN & DISTANCE LEARNING The 24th AAOU Annual Conference 26-28 October 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam PROFESSOR EMERITUS ANUWAR ALI President/Vice-Chancellor Open University Malaysia

INTRODUCTION The future: an “open learning audience” ODL: technologically-driven distance education Positive developments in Asian ODL: Time for Asia to think about :
70 open universities, 13 mega universities
Largest number of adult & ODL learners
SUSTAINABILITY ACCESS EQUITY QUALITY + + +

THE ODL SCENARIO IN ASIA (1/2)
Need for economic progress
Recovery from economic crisis (1997)
Globalisation & influence of ICTs
Growth of ODL attributable to -> Status of ODL in Asia ->
13 mega universities (Table 1)
Up-and-coming institutions
Largest group of international students
Key target market for other countries
2014: Asia as the largest global e-learning market
Growing interest in internationalisation

THE ODL SCENARIO IN ASIA (2/2) Mega Universities in Asia 101,218 1960 Shanghai Television University, China 150,000 1991 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, India 181,372 1978 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand 183,000 1987 Payame Noor University, Iran 215,000 1982 Korea National Open University, South Korea 300,000 1989 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, India 450,000 1982 Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, India 525,000 1971 Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand 600,000 1992 Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh 646,467 1984 Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia 2.7 million 1979 Open University of China 3.0 million 1985 Indira Gandhi National Open University, India 3.2 million 1974 Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan Enrolment* Established University

TRENDS & CHALLENGES IN ASIAN ODL
Underdevelopment & political uncertainty
The digital divide
Need for regulation
Creating an ideal domestic environment
Utilisation of ICTs
Cross-border provision
Importance of lifelong learning
Human capital development
TRENDS: CHALLENGES:

ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESS, EQUITY & QUALITY IN ODL (1/3)
Does ODL have “the capacity to endure” ?
Benefiting from economies of scale
Sustainable resources : e.g.
Sustainable networks : e.g.
Quality of leadership & management
Concept of inclusivity
Lifelong learning as a lifestyle
Exercising CSR
Learning materials that promote equity (Figure 1)
SUSTAINABILITY -> ACCESS & EQUITY ->

Reaching those in remote locations :
Mobile technologies , e.g.:
Figure 1: OUM’s free & open online resources ACCESS & EQUITY (cont.) -> Ramkhamhaeng University

Develop & implement QA measures
Adopt policies of successful mega universities
Consolidate best practices into a knowledge base
Leverage on regional networks , e.g.:
Going beyond national-level accreditation
QUALITY ->

CONCLUDING REMARKS
Leveraging on the right technologies
Acculturating lifelong learning
ODL in Asia: very positive & will continue to be important Sustainability, access, equity & quality important to create an open learning audience Challenges ahead: u v w

THANK YOU The 24th AAOU Annual Conference 26-28 October 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam

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