Perspectives on Curriculum Restructuring in distance education

Abstract

Curriculum innovation (restructuring) in distance education has been of concern to many universities and institutions of higher learning. The technological changes and the increasing numbers of students entering institutions of higher learning, access and cost of managing higher education all calls for restructuring and innovative approaches to survive. Thus, to meet the challenges of the 21^st century education institutions of higher learning are restructuring their curriculum to meet environmental uncertainties.  Most of these curriculums either in the subject matter or whole curriculum have been done without much consideration to the issue at stake and stakeholders. It is often politically motivated and imposed from outside. This article tries  to examine the basis upon which curriculum could be restructured and implemented over time. The assumption here is that there is the need to understand the difference between change and innovations as well as the role teachers, or lecturers, students and others will play in planning and implementing the desired change.