lifelong learning and distance higher education - Asia Pacific Region

Rausch, A.S. (2003). A case study of lifelong learning in Japan: objectives, curriculum,accountability and visibility. International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol.22, No. 5, 518-532Thorpe, M. (1998). Assessment and “third generation” distance education. DistanceEducation, Vol. 19, No. 2.Thorpe, M. (2002). Rethinking Learner Support: the challenge of collaborative onlinelearning. Open learning, Vol. 17, No. 2.Thorpe, M.; Kubiak, C.; Thorpe, K. (2003). Designing for reuse and versioning.In: Littlejohn, A. (ed.), Reusing Online Resources: A Sustainable Approach toE-learning. London, Kogan Page.Notes1. Streaming audio is audio and broadcast material that can be accessed by a Web browser orother appropriate software on a personal computer.2. This course is the focus for a case study, undertaken by Mary Thorpe and Stephen Godwin,both of the Institute of Educational Technology, as part of research into interaction incomputer-mediated teaching, funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, USA.THE CONTRIBUTORMary ThorpeProfessor of Educational Technology at the Institute of Educational Technology,The Open University, UK.E-mail: m.s.thorpe@open.ac.uk32