The author of this text concentrates on the management and support systems needed in open and distance learning, to help the reader decide whether an open learning system is appropriate for their given situation. The book, covering what learners, tutors/mentors and managers need from an open learning system, is a practical guide giving an overview of the range of systems, moving on to decide which best suits particular needs.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) is the only professional, scientific and full-time organization in the world dedicated to cryptozoology, the study of unknown animals. This volume chronicles a June 2008 expedition to Russia in search of the almasty or wild man.

This book offers a timely account of health reform struggles in developed democracies. The editors, leading experts in the field, have brought together a group of distinguished scholars to explore the ambitions and realities of health care regulation, financing, and delivery across countries. These wide ranging essays cover policy debates and reforms in Canada, Germany, Holland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as separate treatments of some of the most prominent issues confronting policy makers. These include primary care, hospital care, long term care, pharmaceutical...