Flexible learning

Flexible learning is a principle of practice in formal education, concerned with increasing flexibility in the requirements, time and location of study, teaching, assessment and certification

Flexible learning is not limited to online learning: it can include choices about when, where and how learning takes place, including part-time, distance, workplace-based and face-to-face forms of study. Collis and Moonen describe flexible learning as a broader way of understanding changes in learning, teaching, educational support, institutional organisation and technology use.

History

Flexible learning saw significant development in New Zealand and Australia throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, along with investments in online learning.

See also

References

  1. ↑ ANTA (2003). Flexible Learning Business Planning Framework. Australian Flexible Learning framework
  2. ↑ "Flexible learning". TVETipedia Glossary. UNESCO-UNEVOC. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Collis, Betty; Moonen, Jef (2002). "Flexible learning in a digital world". Open Learning. 17 (3): 217–230. doi:10.1080/0268051022000048228.
  4. ↑ Shurville et al. (2008). Educational and institutional flexibility of Australian educational software. Campus-Wide Information Systems Volume 25, Issue 2