The most recent issue of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

April 15, 2002

The most recent issue of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) is now online.

"Hybridization of Higher Education: Cross National Perspectives"

– the efforts of conventional campus teaching universities in 13 countries

to become "dual mode" distance teaching universities – is the

theme of latest issue of IRRODL.

In this "mega-issue," eight national case studies review the history

of hybridization efforts of universities to extend higher education opportunities

beyond campus based classrooms in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Norway,

Taiwan and the UK. Six institutional case studies describe the experience of

specific institutions in Australia, Colombia, Spain, Ukraine, and the USA.

Besides the blind peer-reviewed main section, regular features of IRRODL include

Book Notes, Field Notes Conference Notes, and Technical Notes, featuring evaluations

of online educational software.

Support from Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, permits us to

offer free subscriptions to anyone with an Internet connection. You can access

this online, peer-reviewed academic journal at www.irrodl.org.

Here is an overview of the contents of this latest issue:

MAIN SECTION

Editorial:

The Hybridization of Higher Education: Cross National Perspectives

NATIONAL CASE STUDIES

Brazil:

The Hybridization of Distance Learning in Brazil: An Approach Imposed by Culture

Canada:

The Hybridisation of Higher Education in Canada

China:

Web-Based Education at Conventional Universities in China

Germany:

Distance Education at Conventional Universities in Germany

Israel:

A Top Down Strategy to Enhance Information Technologies into Israeli Higher

Education

Norway:

Out of the Shadow and Into the Spotlight: The Development of Distance Teaching

in Norwegian Higher Education

Taiwan:

The Development of CyberLearning in Dual-Mode Higher Education Institutions

in Taiwan

United

Kingdom: The Hybridisation of Conventional Higher Education: UK Perspective

INSTITUTIONAL CASE STUDIES

Australia:

Global Perspectives: The University of South Australia (UniSA) Case Study

Colombia:

Open University Center of the Universidad Javeriana

Spain:

A New Learning Model for the Information and Knowledge Society: The Case of

the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Ukraine:

The Open University "Ukraine:" Its Prospects in Distance Education

Development

USA:

The University of Texas System TeleCampus: A Statewide Model for Collaboration

USA:

Bringing Online Learning to Campus: The Hybridization of Teaching and Learning

at Brigham Young University

BOOK NOTES

Distance

and Campus Universities: Tensions and Interactions

by Sara Guri-Rosenblit.

Reviewed by Ian Mugridge, Athabasca University, Canada

The

"E" is for Everything: E-commerce, E-Business, and E-Learning in the

Future of Higher Education

by Richard N. Katz and Diana G. Oblinger.

Reviewed by Jos H.A.N. Rikers, Open University of the Netherlands

Cohort

Programming and Learning

by I.M. Saltiel and & C. S. Russo

Reviewed by Patrick J. Fahy, Athabasca University, Canada

Building

Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom

by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt.

Reviewed by Ramesh Sharma, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

TECHNICAL NOTES

Online

Software Evaluation Reports – Editorial

Online

Learners’ Interest in Collaborative Tools

Selection

of Collaborative Tools

Text-based

Conferencing Products

Internet

Audio Products

Classification

of DE Delivery Systems

FIELD

NOTES

  • News from the Americas
  • News from Asia
  • News from Europe
  • News from the Commonwealth of Learning

CONFERENCE

NOTES

  • Conference Highlights
  • Upcoming Conference Listings

CALL

FOR PAPERS FOR AN UPCOMING THEME ISSUE

"Student Support," guest edited by Alan Tait, Open University, UK.

Deadline for Submissions: July 1, 2002.

For questions or comments, please email us at: irrodl@athabascau.ca

Paula Smith – Managing Editor

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) www.irrodl.org

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