STRATEGIES FOR WEB BASED INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION （下）_计算机网络论文.docVIP

STRATEGIES FOR WEB BASED INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION （下）_计算机网络论文 STRATEGIES FOR WEB BASED INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION （下）_计算机网络论文 Strategies for cooperation and collaboration One of the principal features of the Internet is the concept of sharing – every web site published is an attempt in this direction to make known what is available whether for commerce or otherwise. Educational institutions offering programmes or courses of study on the web provide a wide choice to those who desire to enhance their educational qualifications. A combination of course offerings on the Web by different institutions may be the most obvious choice to the students. To provide a suitable award to the candidates who take courses on the web a certain degree of collaboration amongst the institutions would be necessary and desirable. In this, academic autonomy, which is widely touted and fiercely defended by educational institutions would have to be reconciled with the overall demands of students, and educational institutions should consciously collaborate and cooperate to benefit their student clientele in myriad ways. Various patterns of collaboration can be envisaged. The range from individuals voluntarily sharing resources to institutionalized collaboration in course and credit sharing. In a paper by Nick Bowskill, Steve McCarty and others titled “Cultural Sensitivity in Voluntary Virtual Professional Development Communities” published in Sept 2000 issue of IJOL, reference is made to the World Association for Online Education ( WAOE), as under:-The WAOE is a voluntary mutually supportive virtual organisation that seeks to promote and develop a cross-cultural view of learning within virtual environments. Respect and sensitivity to difference is at the heart of the activities of WAOE in recognition of the highly distributed and optional nature of the membership. The WAOE came into being as a non-profit public benefit corporation registered in the State of California as a res