Increasing Access to Higher Education Through Distance Learning – A Case Study of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education

Abstract

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