Delivery of Distance Learning in Higher Education in Kenyatta University, Kenya and the University of Padua, Italy
Keywords:
Distance learning, delivery methods, programmes, policies, technologyAbstract
The ever-increasing demand for university education, overstretched residential facilities and the need for continued learning have led to the emergence of Distance Learning (DL) in Kenya as is the case in other parts of the world. This paper reports the results of a comparative study on DL delivery in Kenya and Italy. This was a case study of the University of Padua in the Veneto Region, Italy and Kenyatta University in Kenya. The focus of the study was on DL delivery models, funding, the costs of DL programmes, staffing, and the policies governing these programmes in Kenya and Italy. The study established that there are similarities between the two institutions, Kenyatta University and the University of Padua in terms of DL modes of delivery, and funding of the programmes while differences arise in the courses offered through DL, technology employed, and the policies governing DL in the two institutions.
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