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The Open Learning and Distance Education Association of Eastern Africa (OLDEA-EA) is or was a regional umbrella association of five countries in East Africa. It is difficult to determine the entity's status as of July 2009.
Country members include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Seychelles. Each of the five countries has representative national association as follows:
- Kenya - Open Learning Association of Kenya (OPLAK)
- Uganda - Uganda National Distance and Open Learning (UNDOL)
- Tanzania - Distance Education Association of Tanzania (DEAT)
- Malawi - Open Distance Education Association of Malawi (ODEAM)
- On its establishment (year unknown), Seychelles was in the process of registering a National Association.
The Aims and Objectives of OLDEA-EA were cited in an undated African Virtual University report to UNESCO as follows:
- Promote professionalism in Open and Distance Education
- Promote scholarship by way of organizing conferences, workshops, seminars etc.
- Provide a platform for networking with other organizations in the world.
- Facilitate development of Information communication Technology (ICT) policy within member countries.
- Exchange information and materials on distance education.
- To advance the educational course by supporting broad based levels of education from basic education to tertiary levels.
- To promote research and evaluation of distance education and open learning in East Africa.
- To promote and enhance quality Assurance in distance education.
- To provide a platform for sharing of learning materials and expertise within the sub-region.
- To encourage publication of distance and open learning journals, refreed journals and other scholarly materials within the region.
- The association (OLDEA-EA) is governed by a constitution. The association was formed in 1998 September in Dar-es-Salaam by a team of distance education experts from the region. The National association selects representatives to the regional association. Executive leaders of the association are based on a two-year term. The first chairperson was a distance education expert from the Open University of Tanzania. The current one is from the Department of Distance Education, University of Makere. The association holds annual conferences once a year.
The OLDEA-EA web site is unknown.