{"id":3380,"date":"2025-07-17T10:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:16:07","slug":"handbook-of-open-universities-around-the-world-edited-by-sanjaya-mishra-santosh-panda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=3380","title":{"rendered":"Handbook of Open Universities Around the World Edited By Sanjaya Mishra, Santosh Panda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 52 is about the OU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Handbook-of-Open-Universities-Around-the-World\/Mishra-Panda\/p\/book\/9781032754055?srsltid=AfmBOorUVY68M4Qc5ca1jQxVDRkf9LexYYLsiMET-4hhrBBtZRh75MYA<\/p>\n<p>Contents<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION I:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>General Overviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Futures of Open Universities<\/p>\n<p>Sir John Daniel<\/p>\n<p>2 Open Universities: An Uncertain Future?<\/p>\n<p>Alan Tait<\/p>\n<p>3 Innovation for Survival: Are the \u201cFour-Open\u201d Principles Still Relevant to Open Universities in the Twenty-First Century?<\/p>\n<p>Junhong Xiao<\/p>\n<p>4 Tracing the Legacy of Open Universities: The Evolution of Openness and the Continuous Transformation of Open Universities<\/p>\n<p><em>Aras Bozkurt, Frank Senyo Loglo, Berrin Cefa, Engin Kursun, John Y. H. Bai, and Olaf Zawacki-Richter<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SECTION II: Open Universities in the Africa and Arab Countries<\/p>\n<p>5 Africa Regional Overview<\/p>\n<p>Paul Prinsloo<\/p>\n<p>6 Botswana Open University<\/p>\n<p>Mmabaledi Seeletso and Bantu L. Morolong<\/p>\n<p>7 National Open University of Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Christine Ofulue<\/p>\n<p>8 Open University of Kenya<\/p>\n<p>Ezra Maritim and Elijah Omwenga<\/p>\n<p>9 Open University of Mauritius<\/p>\n<p>Kaviraj Sharma Sukon<\/p>\n<p>10 The Open University of Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>Elifas Tozo Bisanda<\/p>\n<p>11 University of South Africa 105<\/p>\n<p>Moeketsi Letseka, Ramashego Mphahlele, and<\/p>\n<p>Morakinyo Akintolu<\/p>\n<p>12 Zimbabwe Open University<\/p>\n<p>Gift Masengwe, Paul Henry Gundani, and Benson Gabi<\/p>\n<p>13 The Open University of Israel<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Guri-Rosenblit and Amir Winer<\/p>\n<p>SECTION III: Open Universities in the Americas<\/p>\n<p>14 Open Universities in the Americas<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Murgatroyd<\/p>\n<p>15 Athabasca University<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn R. Johnson and Matthew L. Prineas<\/p>\n<p>16 Universidade Aberta do Brasil<\/p>\n<p><em>Weslei Oki de Aguiar and Simone Guimar\u00e3es Guerra Gama<\/em><\/p>\n<p>17 Universidad Estatal a Distancia<\/p>\n<p>Diana Hern\u00e1ndez Montoya and Ana Mar\u00eda Sandoval Poveda<\/p>\n<p>18 Universit\u00e9 T\u00c9LUQ<\/p>\n<p>Gustavo Adolfo Angulo Mendoza Patrick Plante, and Caroline Brassard<\/p>\n<p>SECTION IV: Open Universities in the Asian Countries<\/p>\n<p>19 Open Universities in Asia: An Overview<\/p>\n<p>Insung Jung<\/p>\n<p>20 Open Is Open as It Gets<\/p>\n<p>Som Naidu<\/p>\n<p>21 Asia e University<\/p>\n<p>Dato\u2019 Ansary Ahmed<\/p>\n<p>22 Bangladesh Open University<\/p>\n<p>Mizanoor Rahman<\/p>\n<p>23 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University<\/p>\n<p>Ghanta Chakrapani<\/p>\n<p>24 Guangdong Open University<\/p>\n<p>Chen Jingchun, Luo Hongwei, Chen Liangjun, Niu Liuwei,<\/p>\n<p>and Zhu Minghai<\/p>\n<p>25 Hanoi Open University<\/p>\n<p>Dang Hai Dang<\/p>\n<p>26 Ho Chi Minh City Open University<\/p>\n<p>Ha Minh Nguyen, Lan Thi Xuan Nguyen, and Quan Thai Thuong Le<\/p>\n<p>27 Indira Gandhi National Open University<\/p>\n<p>Santosh Panda and Ved Prakash Rupam<\/p>\n<p>28 Jiangsu Open University<\/p>\n<p><em>Wen Tang and Xiangyang Zhang<\/em><\/p>\n<p>29 Korea National Open University<\/p>\n<p>Eun Kyung Lee<\/p>\n<p>30 Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University<\/p>\n<p>Ritimoni Bordoloi and Prasenjit Das<\/p>\n<p>31 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University<\/p>\n<p>Sanjay Tiwari and Gopal Krishna Burra<\/p>\n<p>32 Nepal Open University<\/p>\n<p>Jeevan Khanal<\/p>\n<p>33 Netaji Subhas Open University<\/p>\n<p>Anirban Ghosh and Papiya Upadhyay<\/p>\n<p>34 Open University Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Nantha Kumar Subramaniam, Santhi Raghavan, and Ahmad Izanee Awang<\/p>\n<p>35 The Open University of China<\/p>\n<p>Wang Xiangxu<\/p>\n<p>36 The Open University of Japan<\/p>\n<p>Tsuneo Yamada and Masaya Iwanaga<\/p>\n<p>37 The Open University of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>Shironica P. Karunanayaka<\/p>\n<p>38 Shanghai Open University<\/p>\n<p>Jun Xiao, Tingting Zhang, Juan Li, Xinkui Cheng, and Wei Chen<\/p>\n<p>39 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University<\/p>\n<p>Sumalee Sungsri, Sarisak Soontornchai, Niranart Sansa, and Darunee Jumpatong<\/p>\n<p>40 Tamil Nadu Open University<\/p>\n<p>S. Balasubramanian and S. Savithri<\/p>\n<p>41 Universitas Terbuka<\/p>\n<p>Ojat Darojat and Fauzy Rahman Kosasih<\/p>\n<p>42 University of the Philippines Open University<\/p>\n<p><em>Melinda dela Pe\u00f1a Bandalaria<\/em><\/p>\n<p>43 Uttarakhand Open University<\/p>\n<p>Jeetendra Pande and Sumit Prasad<\/p>\n<p>44 Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University<\/p>\n<p>Devesh Ranjan Tripathi and Ashutosh Gupta<\/p>\n<p>45 Wawasan Open University<\/p>\n<p>Josephine Ie Lyn Chan, Dewi Amat Sapuan, and Lily Chan<\/p>\n<p>46 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University<\/p>\n<p>Sanjeev A. Sonawane<\/p>\n<p>SECTION V: Open Universities in the Europe<\/p>\n<p>47 Open Universities: New Roles and New Opportunities for Innovation and Market Differentiation in Europe<\/p>\n<p>Don Olcott, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>48 Anadolu University<\/p>\n<p>Aras Bozkurt<\/p>\n<p>49 Fernuniversit\u00e4t in Hagen<\/p>\n<p>Uwe Elsholz, Rahel Hutgens, and Desir\u00e9e Kampmeier<\/p>\n<p>50 Open University of Cyprus<\/p>\n<p>Antonios Kafa<\/p>\n<p>51 Open University of the Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Theo J. Bastiaens and Rob Martens<\/p>\n<p>52 The Open University<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Weinbren<\/p>\n<p>53 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda V\u00e1zquez Garc\u00eda-Pe\u00f1uela, Rafael Puyol Antol\u00edn, Rub\u00e9n Gonz\u00e1lez-Crespo, Daniel Burgos, Teresa Santa Mar\u00eda, Adela L\u00f3pez, Mar\u00eda G\u00f3mez-Espinosa, Ignacio Hierro, and Pablo Moreno-Ger<\/p>\n<p>54 Universidad Nacional de Educaci\u00f3n a Distancia (UNED)<\/p>\n<p><em>In\u00e9s Gil-Jaurena, \u00c1ngeles S\u00e1nchez-Elvira Paniagua, and Miguel Santamar\u00eda Lancho<\/em><\/p>\n<p>55 Universidade Aberta<\/p>\n<p>Diogo Casanova and Isabel Huet<\/p>\n<p>56 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0ngels Fit\u00f3-Bertr\u00e1n and Albert Sangr\u00e0<\/p>\n<p>SECTION VI: Concluding Overview<\/p>\n<p>57 Open Universities: Quo Vadis?<\/p>\n<p>Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 52 is about the OU. &nbsp; https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Handbook-of-Open-Universities-Around-the-World\/Mishra-Panda\/p\/book\/9781032754055?srsltid=AfmBOorUVY68M4Qc5ca1jQxVDRkf9LexYYLsiMET-4hhrBBtZRh75MYA Contents Introduction Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda SECTION I:\u00a0General Overviews 1 Futures of Open Universities Sir John Daniel 2 Open Universities: An Uncertain Future? Alan Tait 3 Innovation for Survival: Are the \u201cFour-Open\u201d Principles Still Relevant to Open Universities in the Twenty-First Century? Junhong Xiao 4 Tracing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-higher-education","category-history-of-the-ou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3383,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3380\/revisions\/3383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}