Olaf Zawacki-Richter – författare

Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda offersa systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas ofpriority in online distance education research. In each chapter, aninternational expert or team of experts provides an overview of onetimely issue in online distance education, summarizing major researchon the topic, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research,posing questions and directions for future research, and discussing theimplications for distance education practice as a whole. Intended as aprimary reference and guide for distance educators, researchers, andpolicymakers, Online Distance Education addresses aspects ofdistance education practice that have often been marginalized,including issues of cost and economics, concerns surrounding socialjustice, cultural bias, the need for faculty professional development,and the management and growth of learner communities. At once soundlyempirical and thoughtfully reflective, yet also forward-looking andopen to new approaches to online and distance teaching, this text is asolid resource for researchers in a rapidly expanding discipline.

In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the field describe and discuss the systematic review method in its application to research in education. Alongside fundamental methodical considerations, reflections and practice examples are included and provide an introduction and overview on systematic reviews in education research.

In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the field describe and discuss the systematic review method in its application to research in education. Alongside fundamental methodical considerations, reflections and practice examples are included and provide an introduction and overview on systematic reviews in education research.

This open-access book is based on the observation that learning ecosystems are increasingly established in higher education institutions. However, an important aspect that is still missing is their interconnectedness. Consequently, the book intends to close this gap by introducing the concept of a distributed learning ecosystem (DLE). A DLE follows the idea of establishing an interlinkage between decentralised learning ecosystems (consisting of content repositories and educational resources) and thus serves as an integrated approach that enables learners to access and use learning content and share resources.

In diesem Buch stellen wir die biographische Entwicklung von beruflich erfolgreichen Personen dar, die ein Studium ohne Abitur aufnehmen und abschließen konnten. Die qualitativ-empirische Studie stellt dabei deren Lebensgeschichte ausgehend von den Vorfahren über die Herkunftsfamilie bis in das Erwachsenenalter in den Mittelpunkt der Analyse. Untersucht werden das raum-zeitliche Milieu, die Familienverhältnisse, die Schulbesuche, die berufliche Ausbildung, der Übergang an die Universität durch die Absolvierung einer Zulassungsprüfung (Z-Prüfung/„Dritter Bildungsweg") sowie die sich daran anschließende berufliche Karriere. Die Erhebung der Autobiographien erfolgte mithilfe des narrativen Interviews, die Auswertung im Anschluss an die objektive Hermeneutik. Der Text richtet sich sowohl an jene Personen, die sich mit Bildungs- und Berufsbiographien beschäftigen als auch an jene, die im Bereich der Hochschulforschung tätig sind.

In diesem Buch stellen wir die biographische Entwicklung von beruflich erfolgreichen Personen dar, die ein Studium ohne Abitur aufnehmen und abschließen konnten. Die qualitativ-empirische Studie stellt dabei deren Lebensgeschichte ausgehend von den Vorfahren über die Herkunftsfamilie bis in das Erwachsenenalter in den Mittelpunkt der Analyse. Untersucht werden das raum-zeitliche Milieu, die Familienverhältnisse, die Schulbesuche, die berufliche Ausbildung, der Übergang an die Universität durch die Absolvierung einer Zulassungsprüfung (Z-Prüfung/„Dritter Bildungsweg"e;) sowie die sich daran anschließende berufliche Karriere. Die Erhebung der Autobiographien erfolgte mithilfe des narrativen Interviews, die Auswertung im Anschluss an die objektive Hermeneutik. Der Text richtet sich sowohl an jene Personen, die sich mit Bildungs- und Berufsbiographien beschäftigen als auch an jene, die im Bereich der Hochschulforschung tätig sind.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores the similarities and differences between the ways in which they are organized and structured. It is the first book to make such comparisons and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems.  In a digital era with growing use of online education as well as open and distance education, this book is particularly useful for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about organizing and expanding open and distance education provision. It is also a valuable referencefor researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea.  It describes how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of the national higher education systems in these countries.  It also explores the similarities and differences between how their open and distance higher education systems are managed and structured. This book is the second in a series, following Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas (Springer 2018).  Both books compare and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems.  In a digital era characterized by the growing use of online, open and distance education, this book will prove particularly valuable for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about establishing or expanding open and distance education services.  In addition, it offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education.