Open Learning  a leading international journal in the field of open, flexible and distance learning. The Journal is widely subscribed to and read throughout the world by those in specialist distance education institutions, and also by those using distance, flexible and technology based forms of learning in conventional education and training contexts.

Open Learning publishes three kinds of article:

• theoretical and evidence-based scholarly articles reflecting developments in open, distance and e-learning
• shorter practical articles describing the implementation of forms of open, flexible and distance learning likely to interest our international readership
• book reviews

Articles are peer reviewed by an international panel of experts in the field, are accepted from contributors world wide and reflect developments in the field globally.

Editors:

Chris Douce - The Open University, UK

Denise Whitelock - The Open University, UK

Lucy Rai - The Open University UK