Globalisation has affected every aspect of the modern world. Education is one of the fields that have been constantly undergoing drastic changes under its impact. With the increasing use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Education and Open Distance Learning have become truly global. The impact of the process of educational globalization has been varied in the different regions of the globe. In this book educational leaders and experts have contributed to the ongoing debate. They have presented their views and perspectives based on international experiences. The primary concerns of the contributors are equity, equality and quality educational services to be offered to learners of different age groups with different cultural and academic orientations across the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean region.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.R. Ramanujam
Dr. P.R. Ramanujam is Professor of distance Education, and Director in the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education at the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He earned his Ph.D. from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad. He joined IGNOU in 1986 and has been involved in the development of the pioneering staff development programmes: the Post-graduate Diploma in distance Education and the Master of Arts in Distance Education. Prof. Ramanujam has published extensively on distance education and English literature in reputed international journals. he had been working as the Review Editor of the international journal Indian Journals of Open Learning from 1992 to 1996 and now he is its Editor. Some of his other notable books are: Quest for Reconciliation, Reflections on Distance Education for India, and Marxism, Ideology and Literary Criticism.
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