Future of Distance learning is safe in the hands of the generations to come. They will neither have the patience to attend a full-time degree courses, nor the time to waste. Instead they would pick up a skill in a short-term course, take a distance learning degree and do the job in the spare time. The only question remains the quality learning. Many a times the distance educator and the institutions cut corners and in order to make a fast buck resort to sub-standard teaching faculty and modules. This book is a sure shot remedy to over come that obstacle. A step and step guide to distance learning both conceptually and at the level of delivery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ramesh Chandra
Dr. Ramesh Chandra is currently Principal Scientist & Head. Crop Improvement & Production Division at Central Institute for Sub Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow. He has over 30 years of experience in micropropagation, in vitro conservation & molecular biology of potato, mango, guava, papaya, litchi etc. he was instrumental in initiating & shaping potato biotechnology at Central Potato Research Institute. Shimla and initiated biotechnology research at CISH, Lucknow. Dr. Chandra has undergone tissue culture and molecular biology training at Peru, Phillippines and China as visiting scientist. He worked with John Dodds, Tissue Culture Specialist of International Potato Centre, Lima, Peru on potato micropropagation and in vitro germplasm management. He has almost 125 research publications including a book on Comprehensive Potato Biotechnology to his credit. Dr. Chandra has traveled widely and participated in various national and international conference. He is a life member of many scientific societies and fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding. He has successfully completed research projects funded by DBT, UPDASP, NATP and running five research projects funded by different agencies.
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