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Open Universities Australia: The Evolution of Open Access and Online Education Opportunities

Open Universities Australia: The Evolution of Open Access and Online Education Opportunities
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Author(s): Michael Crock (Open Universities Australia (OUA), Australia), Janet Baker (Open Universities Australia (OUA), Australia)and Skye Turner-Walker (Open Universities Australia (OUA), Australia)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 16
Source title: Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch019

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the history of, and future directions for, higher education studies undertaken through Open Universities Australia (OUA), Australia's unique higher education conduit. Founded to provide open access to units that allow individuals to undertake individual units or achieve qualifications from leading Australian universities, and supported by a federal government student loans scheme, OUA's experience and future plans provide significant insight into the potential and pitfalls of the technological innovation in both higher education distance, and increasingly, on-campus, teaching and learning. The need for an ongoing emphasis on innovation, adaptability, and cooperation in an extraordinarily rapidly changing environment is highlighted.

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