http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc A virtual project approach to ODL courses en Open distance learning ODL courses Virtual project management Course coordinators Tutors Course writers Course team management Ishan Sudeeera Abeywardena Ghanshyam Kumar Singh Open distance learning A survey was conducted among a selected cohort of course coordinators, course writers and tutors at Wawasan Open University (WOU) to identify (i) the success rate of ODL courses managed virtually from the perspective of project managers (course coordinators) and project team members (course writers and tutors) and (ii) the key factors governing the productivity and success of ODL courses managed virtually. This paper identifies some of the key factors which contribute to the productivity and success of an ODL course which is managed using a virtual project management approach Electronic Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education (2010; Kuala Lumpur) Wawasan Open University