The Amalgamation of Conventional Universities and Open/ Distance Learning and their Effects on Students’ performances

Saher Hassan ELAnnan

Abstract


Conventional and Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are areas that have had major contradictions in relation to addressing the major issues of ensuring that quality of higher education has been retained and at the same time guaranteeing the improvement of human capabilities aimed at achieving an economy that is knowledge-based. Various researches have shown that ODL programs success is due to coordinated efforts among skilled and knowledgeable practitioners, committed learners and organizational systems (Owen and Demb, 2004; Yooon, 2003). The heightened setting up of conventional institutions across the Arab World and in various demographic regions has not fulfilled nor served the main objective of high education of ensuring quality over youths in different economic and social backgrounds.

In addition, the high cost of expanding works in conventional higher education has been a major constraint. In such circumstances, the task of expanding quality higher education opportunities becomes the responsibility of conventional universities that are in existence, as well as those offering ODL. The increased number of conventional learning institutions around the Arab world has meant that there is a need to deviate out attention and embrace Open Distance Learning.

 


Keywords


open learning, virtual knowledge, incubator, hub, conventional institutions

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