Chapter One Quality Assurance of Open and Distance Learning
1.1 A Comparative Study on Quality Assurance Between Sukhiothai Thammathirat Open University and Shanghai Open University
Associate Professor Dr. Ladda Vatjanasaregagul
1.2 Blended Learning in the Maldives National University and Lessons Learned from Shanghai Open University from a Quality Assurance Perspective
Shimna Shakeeb
1.3 A Trajectory Towards a Culture of Quality. A Phenomenological Study of Shanghai Open University and the University of South Africa
Dr. Kershnee Sevnarayan
1.4 Quality Assurance Measures on Infrastructure, Media, and Learning Resources in Selected Asian Open and Distance Learning Institutions
Dr. Cecilia Junio-Sabio
Chapter Two Comparative Study on Open Education
2.1 Report on Academic Exchange Programme: Shanghai Open University/African Council for Distance Education
Sara Lavinia Brair
2.2 An International Comparative Study of Tuition Models in Open and Distance Learning Universities
Ann Walshe
2.3 Culture in open and Distance Learning. A Comparison of Chinese and Turkish Culture
Abdullah Saykili
2.4 Report on Academic Exchange Programme. Shanghai Open University/African Council for Distance Education
Samaila Mande
2.5 Contextualizing Throughput Rates at Shanghai Open University and the University of South Africa
Dr. Christopher Jeffery
Chapter Three Student Support Services in Open and Distance Learning
3.1 A Comparative Study of Non-academic Support in open and Distance Learning(A Case Study of the Open University of Sudan and Shanghai Open University)
Miss Salha Mohammed A. Abdo
3.2 A Comparative Study on Open Education and Student Support Services in China and Russia
Marina Yashina
3.3 Exploring Student Support Service and Reorientation of Humanities Courses: A Comparative Study of NSOU and SOU
Dr. Manan Kumar Mandal
Chapter Four Utilize ICr into Learning and Teaching
4.1 Data Sources for Learning Analytics. What Is the Current State-of-the-art in China?
Tore Hoel
4.2 Exploring the Potential of Initiating ePortfolios
Jennifer Munday
4.3 How Teachers and Their Institutions Are Supporting Learners in Better
Understanding and Predicting Personal Learning Needs and Performance?
4.4 Designing Visual Materials for M-learning: A Review of Construal Level Theory of Psychological Distance
NGUYEN Hoang Linh Hanoi Open University
Chapter Five Instructional Design and Development in Open and Distance Larning
5.1 Report on Participation in Shanghai Open University Immersion Hub
Sally Crighton, Steve Walker
5.2 Design and Delivery Techniques of Online University Degrees Based on the Experience in Italy and Its Comparison with China
Prof. Massimiliano Di Pace
5.3 A Study on How the Theory-Practice Links Are Woven into the Curriculum of Programmes for Adult Learners
Associate Professor Chui Yoon Ping
Chapter Six Capacity Building and Teachers Training of Open and Distance Learning
6.1 Teachers' Professional Development in Open and Distance Learning in Myanmar
Win Thida
6.2 The Role of the Open University of Tanzania and Shanghai Open University to Provide Quality Education: A Review of Team Teaching at Open and Distance Learning
Betty David Mntambo
Chapter Seven Program Review and Reflections
7.1 Lessons Learnt from Shanghai Open University (SOU), and Other Leading Open Universities Worldwide
Dr. Thsuhara Priyadarshana
7.2 Report on Shanghai Open University (SOU) Fellowship Program 2018
Mabel K. Bothasitse
7.3 Shanghai Open University (SOU) Fellowship Program 2018 Report
Sadia Rahat Saeed