Handbook of Open Universities Around the World
1st Edition
Published on 26. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
692 pages
978-1-032-75405-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Open Universities Around the World is the first collection to provide a comprehensive and critical overview of open universities internationally. Over 80 open universities have been established across five continents to provide a distance-orientated, class-inclusive, and high-quality education for learners left behind by existing formal systems for higher and continuing education and lifelong learning. This mission has been continually reshaped by major developments in open education, learning technologies, and online social networking, as well as by the evolution of specific concerns such as the massification of education, employability, financial trends, artificial intelligence, and development agendas on the regional, national, and global levels.
This landmark volume analyzes and reflects on the planning, organization, management, pedagogic, skilling and employability, and accreditation dimensions of 47 open universities in relation to their national and institutional contexts, the internationalization of education, and the integration of advanced learning technologies. Featuring contributions by internationally recognized scholars, practitioners, and educational administrators, this authoritative resource provides insights into the business model-finances, operations, instructional systems, enrollment patterns, learner supports, quality assurance, professional development, and more-of today's open universities. Through historical trajectories, institutional profiles, case studies, lessons learned, and best practices, this book provides rich analytical perspectives on the status and challenges of single-mode distance learning universities as an educational phenomenon while unpacking the premise of "openness" itself.
This Handbook is primarily written for
planners, managers, administrators, instructional designers, and teaching faculty at single-mode distance teaching universities who are seeking to sustain their institutions in a period of rapid change;
government policymakers, training organizations, technology providers, and education think tanks who are in need of authentic and research-based information on technology-enabled learning modeled by open universities around the world; and
graduate students, teaching faculty, and scholars who are affiliated with online and distance education, learning design and technology, higher education planning and management, adult education and lifelong learning, and education policy and future studies.
Chapter 54 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Watch a stimulating discussion between the book's volume editors and Sir John Daniel and Professor Stephen Murgatroyd on YouTube!
This landmark volume analyzes and reflects on the planning, organization, management, pedagogic, skilling and employability, and accreditation dimensions of 47 open universities in relation to their national and institutional contexts, the internationalization of education, and the integration of advanced learning technologies. Featuring contributions by internationally recognized scholars, practitioners, and educational administrators, this authoritative resource provides insights into the business model-finances, operations, instructional systems, enrollment patterns, learner supports, quality assurance, professional development, and more-of today's open universities. Through historical trajectories, institutional profiles, case studies, lessons learned, and best practices, this book provides rich analytical perspectives on the status and challenges of single-mode distance learning universities as an educational phenomenon while unpacking the premise of "openness" itself.
This Handbook is primarily written for
planners, managers, administrators, instructional designers, and teaching faculty at single-mode distance teaching universities who are seeking to sustain their institutions in a period of rapid change;
government policymakers, training organizations, technology providers, and education think tanks who are in need of authentic and research-based information on technology-enabled learning modeled by open universities around the world; and
graduate students, teaching faculty, and scholars who are affiliated with online and distance education, learning design and technology, higher education planning and management, adult education and lifelong learning, and education policy and future studies.
Chapter 54 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Watch a stimulating discussion between the book's volume editors and Sir John Daniel and Professor Stephen Murgatroyd on YouTube!
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Adult education, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference
Illustrations
35 farbige Abbildungen, 9 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 26 farbige Zeichnungen, 170 s/w Tabellen
170 Tables, black and white; 26 Line drawings, color; 9 Halftones, color; 35 Illustrations, color
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Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-75405-5 (9781032754055)
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Sanjaya Mishra | Santosh Panda
Handbook of Open Universities Around the World
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Handbook of Open Universities Around the World
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06/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Sanjaya Mishra is one of the leading scholars in open, distance, and online learning, with extensive experience in teaching, staff development, research, policy development, innovation, and organizational development. With a multi-disciplinary background in education, information science, communication media, and learning and development, Dr. Mishra promotes the use of educational multimedia, e-learning, open educational resources, and open access to scientific information to increase access to quality education and lifelong learning for all. He has designed and developed award-winning online courses and platforms. Dr. Mishra has served the Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, India; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris, France; the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia in New Delhi, India; and the Commonwealth of Learning in Vancouver, Canada.
Santosh Panda is a National Fellow at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, Government of India. He recently retired as Director of the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) and the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre at Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. Professor Panda has above 40 years of experience in university teaching, research, and administration, including 37 years in open and distance learning at IGNOU. He has been a Fulbright Scholar; Chairperson of the National Council for Teacher Education (national regulator) for the Government of India; Director of Policy and Research at the Association of Indian Universities; and Director of Distance & Flexible Learning at The University of the South Pacific, Fiji. As an internationally recognized leader of ODL from the Global South, he has presented keynotes and workshops in over 30 countries and has consulted for ADB, COL, DfID, IDRC, SADC, UNESCO, and the World Bank.
Santosh Panda is a National Fellow at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, Government of India. He recently retired as Director of the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) and the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre at Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. Professor Panda has above 40 years of experience in university teaching, research, and administration, including 37 years in open and distance learning at IGNOU. He has been a Fulbright Scholar; Chairperson of the National Council for Teacher Education (national regulator) for the Government of India; Director of Policy and Research at the Association of Indian Universities; and Director of Distance & Flexible Learning at The University of the South Pacific, Fiji. As an internationally recognized leader of ODL from the Global South, he has presented keynotes and workshops in over 30 countries and has consulted for ADB, COL, DfID, IDRC, SADC, UNESCO, and the World Bank.
Content
Introduction
Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda
SECTION I: General Overviews
1 Futures of Open Universities
Sir John Daniel
2 Open Universities: An Uncertain Future?
Alan Tait
3 Innovation for Survival: Are the "Four-Open" Principles Still Relevant to Open Universities in the Twenty-First Century?
Junhong Xiao
4 Tracing the Legacy of Open Universities: The Evolution of Openness and the Continuous Transformation of Open Universities
Aras Bozkurt, Frank Senyo Loglo, Berrin Cefa, Engin Kursun, John Y. H. Bai, and Olaf Zawacki-Richter
SECTION II: Open Universities in the Africa and Arab Countries
5 Africa Regional Overview
Paul Prinsloo
6 Botswana Open University
Mmabaledi Seeletso and Bantu L. Morolong
7 National Open University of Nigeria
Christine Ofulue
8 Open University of Kenya
Ezra Maritim and Elijah Omwenga
9 Open University of Mauritius
Kaviraj Sharma Sukon
10 The Open University of Tanzania
Elifas Tozo Bisanda
11 University of South Africa 105
Moeketsi Letseka, Ramashego Mphahlele, and
Morakinyo Akintolu
12 Zimbabwe Open University
Gift Masengwe, Paul Henry Gundani, and Benson Gabi
13 The Open University of Israel
Sarah Guri-Rosenblit and Amir Winer
SECTION III: Open Universities in the Americas
14 Open Universities in the Americas
Stephen Murgatroyd
15 Athabasca University
Kathryn R. Johnson and Matthew L. Prineas
16 Universidade Aberta do Brasil
Weslei Oki de Aguiar and Simone Guimaraes Guerra Gama
17 Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Diana Hernandez Montoya and Ana Maria Sandoval Poveda
18 Universite TELUQ
Gustavo Adolfo Angulo Mendoza Patrick Plante, and Caroline Brassard
SECTION IV: Open Universities in the Asian Countries
19 Open Universities in Asia: An Overview
Insung Jung
20 Open Is Open as It Gets
Som Naidu
21 Asia e University
Dato' Ansary Ahmed
22 Bangladesh Open University
Mizanoor Rahman
23 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University
Ghanta Chakrapani
24 Guangdong Open University
Chen Jingchun, Luo Hongwei, Chen Liangjun, Niu Liuwei,
and Zhu Minghai
25 Hanoi Open University
Dang Hai Dang
26 Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Ha Minh Nguyen, Lan Thi Xuan Nguyen, and Quan Thai Thuong Le
27 Indira Gandhi National Open University
Santosh Panda and Ved Prakash Rupam
28 Jiangsu Open University
Wen Tang and Xiangyang Zhang
29 Korea National Open University
Eun Kyung Lee
30 Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Ritimoni Bordoloi and Prasenjit Das
31 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University
Sanjay Tiwari and Gopal Krishna Burra
32 Nepal Open University
Jeevan Khanal
33 Netaji Subhas Open University
Anirban Ghosh and Papiya Upadhyay
34 Open University Malaysia
Nantha Kumar Subramaniam, Santhi Raghavan, and Ahmad Izanee Awang
35 The Open University of China
Wang Xiangxu
36 The Open University of Japan
Tsuneo Yamada and Masaya Iwanaga
37 The Open University of Sri Lanka
Shironica P. Karunanayaka
38 Shanghai Open University
Jun Xiao, Tingting Zhang, Juan Li, Xinkui Cheng, and Wei Chen
39 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Sumalee Sungsri, Sarisak Soontornchai, Niranart Sansa, and Darunee Jumpatong
40 Tamil Nadu Open University
S. Balasubramanian and S. Savithri
41 Universitas Terbuka
Ojat Darojat and Fauzy Rahman Kosasih
42 University of the Philippines Open University
Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria
43 Uttarakhand Open University
Jeetendra Pande and Sumit Prasad
44 Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University
Devesh Ranjan Tripathi and Ashutosh Gupta
45 Wawasan Open University
Josephine Ie Lyn Chan, Dewi Amat Sapuan, and Lily Chan
46 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Sanjeev A. Sonawane
SECTION V: Open Universities in the Europe
47 Open Universities: New Roles and New Opportunities for Innovation and Market Differentiation in Europe
Don Olcott, Jr.
48 Anadolu University
Aras Bozkurt
49 Fernuniversitaet in Hagen
Uwe Elsholz, Rahel Hutgens, and Desiree Kampmeier
50 Open University of Cyprus
Antonios Kafa
51 Open University of the Netherlands
Theo J. Bastiaens and Rob Martens
52 The Open University
Daniel Weinbren
53 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
Jose Maria Vazquez Garcia-Penuela, Rafael Puyol Antolin, Ruben Gonzalez-Crespo, Daniel Burgos, Teresa Santa Maria, Adela Lopez, Maria Gomez-Espinosa, Ignacio Hierro, and Pablo Moreno-Ger
54 Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)
Ines Gil-Jaurena, Angeles Sanchez-Elvira Paniagua, and Miguel Santamaria Lancho
55 Universidade Aberta
Diogo Casanova and Isabel Huet
56 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Angels Fito-Bertran and Albert Sangra
SECTION VI: Concluding Overview
57 Open Universities: Quo Vadis?
Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda
Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda
SECTION I: General Overviews
1 Futures of Open Universities
Sir John Daniel
2 Open Universities: An Uncertain Future?
Alan Tait
3 Innovation for Survival: Are the "Four-Open" Principles Still Relevant to Open Universities in the Twenty-First Century?
Junhong Xiao
4 Tracing the Legacy of Open Universities: The Evolution of Openness and the Continuous Transformation of Open Universities
Aras Bozkurt, Frank Senyo Loglo, Berrin Cefa, Engin Kursun, John Y. H. Bai, and Olaf Zawacki-Richter
SECTION II: Open Universities in the Africa and Arab Countries
5 Africa Regional Overview
Paul Prinsloo
6 Botswana Open University
Mmabaledi Seeletso and Bantu L. Morolong
7 National Open University of Nigeria
Christine Ofulue
8 Open University of Kenya
Ezra Maritim and Elijah Omwenga
9 Open University of Mauritius
Kaviraj Sharma Sukon
10 The Open University of Tanzania
Elifas Tozo Bisanda
11 University of South Africa 105
Moeketsi Letseka, Ramashego Mphahlele, and
Morakinyo Akintolu
12 Zimbabwe Open University
Gift Masengwe, Paul Henry Gundani, and Benson Gabi
13 The Open University of Israel
Sarah Guri-Rosenblit and Amir Winer
SECTION III: Open Universities in the Americas
14 Open Universities in the Americas
Stephen Murgatroyd
15 Athabasca University
Kathryn R. Johnson and Matthew L. Prineas
16 Universidade Aberta do Brasil
Weslei Oki de Aguiar and Simone Guimaraes Guerra Gama
17 Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Diana Hernandez Montoya and Ana Maria Sandoval Poveda
18 Universite TELUQ
Gustavo Adolfo Angulo Mendoza Patrick Plante, and Caroline Brassard
SECTION IV: Open Universities in the Asian Countries
19 Open Universities in Asia: An Overview
Insung Jung
20 Open Is Open as It Gets
Som Naidu
21 Asia e University
Dato' Ansary Ahmed
22 Bangladesh Open University
Mizanoor Rahman
23 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University
Ghanta Chakrapani
24 Guangdong Open University
Chen Jingchun, Luo Hongwei, Chen Liangjun, Niu Liuwei,
and Zhu Minghai
25 Hanoi Open University
Dang Hai Dang
26 Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Ha Minh Nguyen, Lan Thi Xuan Nguyen, and Quan Thai Thuong Le
27 Indira Gandhi National Open University
Santosh Panda and Ved Prakash Rupam
28 Jiangsu Open University
Wen Tang and Xiangyang Zhang
29 Korea National Open University
Eun Kyung Lee
30 Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Ritimoni Bordoloi and Prasenjit Das
31 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University
Sanjay Tiwari and Gopal Krishna Burra
32 Nepal Open University
Jeevan Khanal
33 Netaji Subhas Open University
Anirban Ghosh and Papiya Upadhyay
34 Open University Malaysia
Nantha Kumar Subramaniam, Santhi Raghavan, and Ahmad Izanee Awang
35 The Open University of China
Wang Xiangxu
36 The Open University of Japan
Tsuneo Yamada and Masaya Iwanaga
37 The Open University of Sri Lanka
Shironica P. Karunanayaka
38 Shanghai Open University
Jun Xiao, Tingting Zhang, Juan Li, Xinkui Cheng, and Wei Chen
39 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Sumalee Sungsri, Sarisak Soontornchai, Niranart Sansa, and Darunee Jumpatong
40 Tamil Nadu Open University
S. Balasubramanian and S. Savithri
41 Universitas Terbuka
Ojat Darojat and Fauzy Rahman Kosasih
42 University of the Philippines Open University
Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria
43 Uttarakhand Open University
Jeetendra Pande and Sumit Prasad
44 Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University
Devesh Ranjan Tripathi and Ashutosh Gupta
45 Wawasan Open University
Josephine Ie Lyn Chan, Dewi Amat Sapuan, and Lily Chan
46 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Sanjeev A. Sonawane
SECTION V: Open Universities in the Europe
47 Open Universities: New Roles and New Opportunities for Innovation and Market Differentiation in Europe
Don Olcott, Jr.
48 Anadolu University
Aras Bozkurt
49 Fernuniversitaet in Hagen
Uwe Elsholz, Rahel Hutgens, and Desiree Kampmeier
50 Open University of Cyprus
Antonios Kafa
51 Open University of the Netherlands
Theo J. Bastiaens and Rob Martens
52 The Open University
Daniel Weinbren
53 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
Jose Maria Vazquez Garcia-Penuela, Rafael Puyol Antolin, Ruben Gonzalez-Crespo, Daniel Burgos, Teresa Santa Maria, Adela Lopez, Maria Gomez-Espinosa, Ignacio Hierro, and Pablo Moreno-Ger
54 Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)
Ines Gil-Jaurena, Angeles Sanchez-Elvira Paniagua, and Miguel Santamaria Lancho
55 Universidade Aberta
Diogo Casanova and Isabel Huet
56 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Angels Fito-Bertran and Albert Sangra
SECTION VI: Concluding Overview
57 Open Universities: Quo Vadis?
Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda