Editorial: Open and Distance Learning for Development: how can new technologies and distance education leaders make an impact?

Authors

  • Anne Gaskell Independent

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.271

Author Biography

Anne Gaskell, Independent

Independent Distance Education Consultant, after working for the OU UK for 36 years in a range of roles from tutor to Assistant Director, Learning and Teaching. Editor of Open Learning, the Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning for eight years. Author of numerous papers on open distance and e-learning.

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Published

2017-11-20

How to Cite

Gaskell, A. (2017). Editorial: Open and Distance Learning for Development: how can new technologies and distance education leaders make an impact?. Journal of Learning for Development, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.271

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2017): ISSUE 3

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Editorial

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Received 2017-10-20
Accepted 2017-10-20
Published 2017-11-20