Open Universities: An Asian Perspective

Ai Mee Seet

Today it is recognized the world over, and especially in Asia that education has not only a social and moral function but it is also an economic necessity. The education system generaly provides limited access to the rural poor and other disadvantaged groups, and to a certain extent contributes to inequalities in society. How does one provide wider access to education to the rural poor, to working adults, to women at home and to disadvantaged groups?

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An Asian Perspective

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

I - Introduction
pp 1-4

II - Open Universities
pp 5-10

III - The Quality of Distance Education
pp 11-20

IV - Science and Technology Teaching
pp 21-22

V - Continuing Professional Education
pp 23-26

VI - Costs of Distance Education
pp 27-28

VII - Concluding Remarks
pp 29-30

Notes
pp 31-32

Select Bibliography
pp 33-33

Abbreviations
pp 34-34

Member Institutions of the Association of Asian Open Universities
pp 35-37

THE AUTHOR
pp 38-38

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