Six volumes in the World review of distance education and open learning series have been published to date:
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Higher Education through Open and Distance Learning (Volume 1, 1999)
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Basic Education at a Distance (Volume 2, 2000)
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Teacher education through open and distance learning (Volume 3, 2002)
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Policy for open and distance learning (Volume 4, 2003)
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Vocational Education and Training through Open and Distance Learning (Volume 5, 2004)
- Strategies for Sustainable Open and Distance Learning (Volume 6, 2005)
The World review of distance education and open learning is an annual series, published by RoutledgeFalmer Press on behalf of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), and launched in 1999. Each book in the series concentrates on a single theme so that the volumes build up into a major series of works of record. The purpose is:
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to develop a planned series of volumes that will inform educators about open and distance learning;
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to report on good practice and research; and
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to raise the profile of open and distance learning, and of the institutions associated with the series, among educational decision makers.
The Commonwealth of Learning is grateful to the following people who are serving on its Editorial Advisory Group for the series:
Ms. Maureen O'Neil, President and C.E.O., International Development Research Centre, Canada (Chair)
Professor Uma Coomaraswamy, Vice-Chancellor, Open University of Sri Lanka
Sir John Daniel, President and C.E.O, Commonwealth of Learning
Dato' Professor Gajaraj Dhanarajan, former President and C.E.O, Commonwealth of Learning
Dr. Linda Harasim, Project Leader, TeleLearning Research Network, Simon Fraser University
Ms. Helen Lentell, Education Specialist (Training and Materials Development), Commonwealth of Learning
Dr. John Middleton, former Director of Operations, World Bank Institute
Professor Deryck Schreuder, Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia
Ms. Frances Mensah, Director, Namibia College of Open Learning
Dr. Hilary Perraton, former (founding) Director, International Research Foundation for Open Learning, (Secretary and series editor)