ICT in Education/Literature
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Journal and research databases |
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Journal and research databases are useful in an academic setting for finding and accessing articles in academic journals, repositories, archives, or other collections of scientific and other articles |
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Research4Life is the collective name for the four programmes – HINARI, AGORA, OARE and ARDI – that provides developing countries with free or low cost access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content online. |
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INASP is an international development charity working with a global network of partners to improve access, production and use of research information and knowledge, so that countries are equipped to solve their development challenges. |
Important articles |
There are many factors which can create problems when introducing online education. Here is an article which lists a number of barriers: Muilenburg, L.Y. and Berge, Z.L. (2001). Barriers to distance education: A factor-analytic study. The American Journal of Distance Education. 15(2): 7-22. http://www.schoolofed.nova.edu/dll/Module3/Muilenberg.pdf |