lifelong learning and distance higher education - Asia Pacific Region

CONTENTSForewordPreface........................................................................................................................ vKoïchiro Matsuura......................................................................................................................viiJohn DanielChapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1Christopher McIntoshChapter 2Lifelong Learning for Equity and Social Cohesion:A New Challenge for Higher Education ...................................................... 11Suzy HalimiChapter 3 The Impact of ICT on Lifelong Learning .................................................... 23Mary ThorpeChapter 4 Approaches to Funding ................................................................................ 33Greville Rumble and Fredric M. LittoChapter 5Lifelong learning in the African context:A practical example from Senegal ............................................................... 51Olivier SagnaChapter 6 The Chinese Approach ................................................................................. 63Ding Xingfu, Gu Xiaoqing and Zhu ZhitingChapter 7 Quality Assurance Survey of Mega Universities ........................................ 79Insung JungChapter 8 The Higher Education Open and Distance Learning Knowledge Base ....... 97Zeynep VarogluChapter 9The Finnish Virtual University andFinland’s Path to a Learning Society ......................................................... 107Marja KylämäChapter 10 Promoting Cross-Border Recognition andMobility Developments in the Netherlands ............................................... 121Jindra Divis, Astrid Scholten and Anne Marie MakChapter 11 Charting the Evolution of Lifelong Learningand Distance Higher Education: The Role of Research ............................. 133Tony BatesChapter 12 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 151Christopher McIntoshiii