Distance Education Documents 

General Documents on Distance Education

Distance Education in Developing Countries (Paper prepared for the Imfundo Knowledge Bank, a project of the United Kingdom Department for International Development)

Distance Education and Open Learning in Africa: What Works or Does Not Work (Paper by Peter Kinyanjui)

Introduction to Open and Distance Learning (Document produced by Commonwealth of Learning) 

Opening Learning in South African General and Further Education and Training

Overview of Open and Distance Learning (Handbook produced by Commonwealth of Learning)

Course Design and Development

Designing Open and Distance Learning Materials (Handbook produced by Commonwealth of Learning)

Learner Support

Learner Support in Open and Distance Learning (Handbook produced by Commonwealth of Learning)

Learner Support in Distance Learning: A South African Programme Perspective

Media and Technology

Use and Integration of Media in Open and Distance Learning (Handbook produced by Commonwealth of Learning)

Information and Communication Technologies and South African Higher Education (Report prepared by SAIDE for Council Higher Education)

Planning and Managment of Distance Education

Planning and Management of Open and Distance Learning (Handbook produced by Commonwealth of Learning)

Costs, Effectiveness, Efficiency: A Guide for Sound Investment (Book chapter prepared by SAIDE for COL publication)

Administration and Management of Programmes Using Distance Education Methods (document prepared by SAIDE)

Quality Assurance

A Distance Education Quality Standards Framework for South Africa (South African Policy Document)

PDF An Emerging Set of Guiding Principles and Practices for the Design and Development of Distance Education (Paper from Pennsylvania State University)

A Framework for developing a Quality Assurance Culture within a Dedicated Distance Education Institution

Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning (Handbook Prepared by the Commonwealth of Learning)

Distance Education Case Studies