Commonwealth of Learning

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Commonwealth of Learning
Other forms of name
COL (Commonwealth of Learning)
Field of activity
Distance education
Education--Developing countries
Open learning
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 125286499
Wikidata: Q5153892
Library of congress: n 89263761
HAI10: 000074479
Sources of Information
  • The Commonwealth website, viewed December 5, 2018(Commonwealth of Learning; hosted by the Government of Canada and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada; intergovernmental organisation; COL was created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies; COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training)
  • Wikipedia, December 5, 2018(Commonwealth of Learning; founded at the 1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and inaugurated in 1988; headquartered located in Metro Vancouver, Canada)
  • Directory of distance education institutions, 1991- :v. 1, t.p. (the Commonwealth of Learning) pref. (COL, Vancouver, Canada)
  • NLC Authority 439632(Commonwealth of Learning (Canada))

Wikipedia description:

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation of The Commonwealth headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Working collaboratively with governmental and non-governmental organizations and other institutions in the Commonwealth, as well as with international development agencies, COL has the mandate to promote the use of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. The Board of Governors is chaired by His Excellency Danny Faure, former President of the Republic of Seychelles

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