Increasing Access to Higher Education Through Distance Learning – A Case Study of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education
Increasing Access to Higher Education Through Distance Learning – A Case Study of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education
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2008
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Rathnam, B Venkat
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // Distance Education is one of the most important educational innovation of the 20th Century (V.S. Prasad,
1998). It is known by different nomenclature in different countries. By 2007, there exists 1086 distance
education institutions offering 28,295 courses in 107 countries. In India, the Open Distance Learning
(ODL) is offered under Dual Mode System (K. Murali Manohar, 1996), viz., (a) Distance Learning
Directorate such as SDLCE under conventional universities. There are 64 such directorates in India. (b)
Exclusive Open Universities System such as Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). There are
13 such exclusive open universities. The present paper concentrates on the School of Distance Learning
and Continuing Education (SDLCE) of Kakatiya University, Andhra Pradesh, India. // Paper ID 533
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Higher Education,
Distance Education,
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India
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Asia