Supporting students to succeed in open and distance learning in the Open University of Sri Lanka and Universitas Terbuka Indonesia

Zuhairi, Aminudin; Karthikeyan, N.; Priyadarshana, S. T.

doi:10.1108/aaouj-09-2019-0038

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“…The study focused on revealing practices, challenges and rooms for improvement in terms of QA implementation in the three Asian OUs. This study replicated the research methods of two previous comparative studies of various aspects of OUs in Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia, and thus some of the findings on particular aspects of this present study on UT, particularly on the characters and good practices of the institution, were adapted and updated from these previous two studies on supporting learners in ODL (Zuhairi et al, 2019) and on empowering lifelong learning (Zuhairi et al, 2020).…”

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Implementing quality assurance system for open and distance learning in three Asian open universities: Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan

Zuhairi

Raymundo

Mir

2020

AAOUJ

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PurposeQuality assurance (QA) in open and distance learning (ODL) has always become universal concerns of stakeholders. The quality of ODL has been confronted with challenges in terms of the diversity of inputs, processes, the complex supply chain management of ODL and recent paradigm shift into online learning. Assuring the quality of ODL are daunting tasks at individual, institution and system levels. Completed before the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, this study aims to better understand the implementation of QA system in three Asian open universities (OUs), namely University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesia and Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative method was employed involving analysis of documents of the three Asian OUs and focus group discussions and interviews with management and staff. Data collected were then analyzed to draw conclusions and possible recommendations.FindingsFindings of this study presented good practices, challenges and rooms for improvement of the QA system in the three Asian OUs. Focusing on students and stakeholders in their QA effort, this study has revealed that quality begins with inner self and is multidimensional. QA is principally viewed as continuous improvement, as mechanism and assessment and as effort at exceeding expectations of students and stakeholders. The recent challenge for QA is to embrace a delicate process of ODL transformation into online digital system. The recent COVID-19 outbreak has further implications and challenged QA implementation in ODL in higher education into the next level of complexity.Practical implicationsThis study revealed the diversities in how OUs met the societal needs of their respective stakeholders and addressed the challenges ahead for QA in ODL.Originality/valueThese findings were expected to enhance the understanding of the theory and practice of QA in ODL and to contribute to quality improvement of ODL programs.

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Implementing quality assurance system for open and distance learning in three Asian open universities: Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan

Zuhairi

Raymundo

Mir

2020

AAOUJ

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“…Virtual universities in some developing countries are confronted with the paradigm of synching and integrating of online into research factored distant education as the next academic frontier. 7 Hence, this paper attempts to review challenges posed by transition to online academics and how to approach them in the wake of current pandemic with perspective of developing countries like Pakistan. For this purpose, to broaden the search for relevant literature search engines and websites including Google, Google Scholar and Web of Science as well as Medline database search was conducted.…”

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Online Academics in Pakistan: COVID-19 and Beyond

Mumtaz

Saqulain²,

Mumtaz³

2020

Pak J Med Sci

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COVID-19 is a menace for Pakistan’s fragile and overburdened health care system and infrastructure, insidiously permeating the socio-economic fabric. Globally complete to partial shutdown of educational institutions has been enforced, transitioning from face to face to online academics. Academic institutes are floundering to withstand the brunt. Therefore, the current study was conducted to attempt to review and highlight the impact and challenges posed by transition from conventional to online academics and how to approach them, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic with the perspective of developing countries like Pakistan. For this purpose, search for relevant literature using search engines and websites including Google, Google Scholar and Web of Science as well as Medline database was conducted with keywords “Covid-19, academics, mental health, social impact and e-learning and combination of words”. Thirty two English language, full text articles published in the last ten years from 2010 to 2020 were selected for the literature review. With this literature review, we conclude that this lockdown has caused significant distortion in the academic world yet unequal interruption in learning with significant disruptions in internal assessments and qualification examinations with developing countries like Pakistan, compounded by a compromised educational system. However, COVID-19 is spurring the case for conversion to online academics and developing countries like Pakistan are poised to develop reliable, cost effective and secure online academic system whether it is bane or boon. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.2894 How to cite this:Mumtaz N, Saqulain G, Mumtaz N. Online Academics in Pakistan: COVID-19 and Beyond. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(1):283-287. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.2894 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…In a way, online learning can be considered as a form of distance education where learners are physically or geographically separated from their educators. Some scholars have argued that in online learning, learners should be prepared to develop independent learning capability and motivate themselves to learn and engage in learning activities that make them persistent and successful (Zuhairi, Karthikeyan & Priyadarshana, 2019). Online educational institutions are faced with challenges related to transformation, which entails the digitalisation of learning and teaching.…”

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“…Online educational institutions are faced with challenges related to transformation, which entails the digitalisation of learning and teaching. Furthermore, the transition to digitalise the schools should consider the learning needs and the technological support required for learning (Zuhairi, Karthikeyan & Priyadarshana, 2019). However, an assumption exists that the use of online learning is beneficial to learners because it is convenient for them within the comfort of their home.…”

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Exploring Educators’ Challenges of Online Learning in Covid-19 at a Rural School, South Africa

Mukuna

Aloka²

2020

IJLTER

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This study explored the perceived challenges of online learning encounter by rural educators in response to COVID-19 pandemic at a selected rural school in South Africa. Within the qualitative approach, a multiple case study was used as a research design. A sample size of six participants (N=6, two males and four females) was drawn from a rural school in a Thabo Mofutsanyana District in the Free State Province. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select participants in this study. The participants had teaching experience ranging from 2 to 7 years. Data were collected through telephone interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. The finding suggested that the Protection Motivation Theory was an insightful framework in responding to the challenges emanating from COVID-19 induced online teaching and learning. Thus, the study revealed that there are various challenges to online learning. These include poor parental involvement in children’s homework, incomplete work and poor performance, insufficient personal protective equipment, poor access to network access, and lack of learning devices. Subsequently, we recommend that stakeholders such as the Department of Education, Department of Basic Education, and School Governing Bodies, among others, should ensure that parents are sensitized about the need for learners to manage the resources at their disposal. Furthermore, the provision of adequate resources such as; Internet connectivity and Information and Communication Technologies learning devices is imperative.

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Supporting students to succeed in open and distance learning in the Open University of Sri Lanka and Universitas Terbuka Indonesia

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Implementing quality assurance system for open and distance learning in three Asian open universities: Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan

Implementing quality assurance system for open and distance learning in three Asian open universities: Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan

Online Academics in Pakistan: COVID-19 and Beyond

Exploring Educators’ Challenges of Online Learning in Covid-19 at a Rural School, South Africa

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