Distance education is a generic term that includes the range of teaching learning strategies variously described as home study or independent study. It is a highly welcome step in the direction of taking education to the door of those willing to acquire higher education but one unable to do so owing to lack of resources or paucity of time. In India distance education opportunities at the university level have increased enormously. Many trends are putting new pressures on the conventional education system, forcing many institutions to review and amend their existing policies and procedures. This book reviews the current status of open and distance learning system of India and presents the trend and future orientations in this field. It examines the ways in which technology can enhance distance learning and calls on education to take leadership. It is designed for educational administrators, policy-makers and all who are associated with open and distance education.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prem Chand Patanjali
Dr. P.C. Patanjali is a learned scholar, linguist, academician, litterateur, folklorist and biographer of repute. Born on 20th July 1943 he obtained his M.A., Ph.D. degrees and Diploma in Linguistics from University of Delhi. He has 25 years experience of Post Graduate Teaching at University of Delhi. Besides being the Founder Principal of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College (University of Delhi) since 1991, he became Vice-Chancellor, VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (U.P.), during 1998-2001 and presently he is vice-Chancellor, T.M. Bhagalpur University. Bhagalpur (Bihar). He served as Deputy Director, Gandhi Bhawan, Deputy Proctor and Incharge Joint Control Room in the Delhi University during 1988-1991. He has been a member of the Academic Council and Executive Council of the Delhi University as well as many other Universities. He organized and participated in several National and International Seminars includes 50th U.N. Anniversary on Prevention of Crimes at Italy in 1995, 54th U.N. commission on Human Right s at Geneva in 1998 and International Bhojpuri Conference in Mauritius in 2000. He receives many awards of National and International repute includes Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Peace Award from Hiroshima Peace Council in 2001. Highest Honour award and Certificate of Friendship from Soka University, Japan. Dr. Ambedkar Ratna Award, Rashstra Hitaishi Purushkar, Viswakarma Ratan Award and Dr. Ambedkar Smriti Puruskar. He has widely traveled in various countries including Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Mauritius, Jordan and Japan. He has nearly a dozen academic titles in his credit both in English and Hindi.
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