摘要：Tele-Education has imaged as a pivotal delivery mode of open distance learning (ODL) in isolated remote areas in developing countries recent years. Assessing impact and successes of such implementations is essential to determine effectiveness of invested efforts in terms of learner satisfaction and individual impact. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of Tele-Education as new ODL mode on learners at college of Distance Open Learning in Botswana (CDOLB). For the assessment framework, we adopt the IS Success/Impact Measurement Framework due to it is successful application to numerous contemporary studies on ODL and because it takes into account the success of educational systems by measuring multiple dimensions of system. 295 students from the CDOLB were surveyed to collect data. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods using SPSS was used for data analysis. Three key areas of assessment were based on: depth of learning and performance, student satisfaction in line with learning pace and grasping of concepts and student productivity as measured with overall pass rates. The study concludes that Tele-Education has positive impact on way students are learning. This paper provides vital information for designers, planners and institutions wanting to implement tele-education system.
关键词：Tele-Education;Open distance learning;ICT;Impact;Developing countries
