Distance education, learners, and inclusion: reading Viviane Glikman’s reflections from an Open University perspective
IntroductionFrom its first days, distance education was conceived to broaden access to education. Our institution, the Open University (OU) UK, was founded to fulfil an ambition to reach learners who would otherwise be excluded from higher education, whether due to geographic, social or educational...
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| الحاوية / القاعدة: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/dms, |
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| التنسيق: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| اللغة: | Anglais |
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Distances et médiations des savoirs
2026
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| الملخص: | IntroductionFrom its first days, distance education was conceived to broaden access to education. Our institution, the Open University (OU) UK, was founded to fulfil an ambition to reach learners who would otherwise be excluded from higher education, whether due to geographic, social or educational barriers. Learners and their engagement with modes of learning are therefore at the centre of the OU mission: ‘Open to people, places, methods and ideas’ (Crowther, 1969). Glikman (2014) mentions ... |
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