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This publication is one of a series of Education Papers issued from time to time by the Education Division of the Department for International Development. Each paper represents a study or commissioned research on some aspect of education and training in developing countries.

Many educational institutions are developing or expanding programs of open and distance learning (ODL) mainly for students off-campus. All face difficulties in ensuring that teaching materials of the right quality are developed and produced on time. Part of the solution to the problem lies in training, and part in the policies and management structures that will encourage the timely development of good materials. This report examines aspects of these solutions in two separate, but complementary enquiries. The first centres on the training of course development staff in open and distance education. The second focuses on rewarding the writers of course material for open and distance learning. Both enquiries focus on developing country institutions, drawing on the experience of industrialised countries. Show less