TY - BOOK AU - Zawacki-Richter,Olaf AU - Qayyum,Adnan ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East: National Perspectives in a Digital Age T2 - SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education, SN - 9789811357879 AV - LB5-3640 U1 - 371.3 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer KW - Learning KW - Instruction KW - Educational technology KW - International education  KW - Comparative education KW - Higher education KW - Learning & Instruction KW - Educational Technology KW - International and Comparative Education KW - Higher Education N1 - 1 Introduction -- 2 China -- 3 China: Commentary -- 4 India -- 5 India: Commentary -- 6 Russia -- 7 Russia: Commentary -- 8 South Africa -- 9 Commentary on Open and Distance Education in South Africa -- 10 South Korea -- 11 Commentary on Open and Distance Education in South Korea -- 12 Turkey -- 13 Commentary on Open and Dsitance Education in Turkey -- 14 The Current State of Open and Distance Education; Open Access N2 - This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea. It describes how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of the national higher education systems in these countries. It also explores the similarities and differences between how their open and distance higher education systems are managed and structured. This book is the second in a series, following Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas (Springer 2018). Both books compare and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems. In a digital era characterized by the growing use of online, open and distance education, this book will prove particularly valuable for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about establishing or expanding open and distance education services. In addition, it offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5787-9 ER -