Best Practices in Open and Distance Education: Case Studies from Commonwealth Countries
Best Practices in Open and Distance Education: Case Studies from Commonwealth Countries
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2021
Authors
Panigrahi, Manas Ranjan
Mishra, Sudarshan
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Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)
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Abstract
The diversity of population with respect
to age, qualifi cations, locality and
social and economic status cannot
be addressed through a single and traditional
mode of education. Secondly, growing need for
continuous upgradation of knowledge and skills
and technological advances mean that traditional
ways of organising education and learning
systems need to be augmented with innovative,
fl exible and technology-driven methods, so
as to universalise education as a fundamental
right of all people. It is well accepted that Open
and Distance Learning is an indispensable part
of mainstream education both in developed
and developing countries due to widespread
use of web-based multimedia technologies.
It has become a powerful force for social and
economic development. //
During the last two decades, many institutions
have undergone profound changes in their
organisational structures, governance and
modes of operation. ICT has been used in
every sphere of institutional and teaching learning activities. Traditional universities
are transforming themselves to dual mode
universities and providing students with the best
possible learning resources. More and more
open universities and dual mode institutions are
being established across the world.
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Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
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Africa,
Asia