Abstract
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsNick FarnesIn this paper Nick Farnes of the OU UK's Institute of Educational Technology argues that historical modes of production ‐ pre‐industrial, industrial pre‐Fordist, Fordist and post‐Fordist ‐ parallel four stages of educational development ‐ from the craft model, to mass elementary followed by mass secondary education and yet to be achieved mass higher and continuing education. Three generations of distance education can be located in the latter three of these stages. To achieve mass higher and continuing education in Britain will require further organisational changes in conventional institutions as well as the flexibility of third generation distance education
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
