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Synopsis
Based on the observation that the impact of globalization and the emergence of new technologies requires a radical reconceptualization of the teaching-learning nexus in higher education and professional training, educators from Britain, the US, and Australia explore contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and suggest some directions education and training providers may be required to go. They discuss social and economic dimensions, knowledge and power, institutional strategies, media and new technologies, and other aspects.
Synopsis
Recent challenges facing higher and tertiary education such as the impact of globalisation and the emergence of new technologies, have called for a radical reconceptualisation of the teaching-learning nexus.
This book addresses contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices, and provides insights about directions in which education and training providers may be required to follow in order to implement flexible learning in a variety of settings. Key issues and debates include: work-place based learning. Topics covered include:
* the social and economic dimensions of flexible learning and delivery
* the implications of globalisation and internationalisation for higher education
* flexible learning, knowledge and power
* institutional strategies for implementing flexible learning and delivery
* practising flexible learning through media and new technologies