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Barriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women: Country Presentations
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998)
Education and training opportunities provided through distance and open learning are one of the
few educational areas in which women in the developing world are well represented. Open and
distance learning helps to ...
Costing of a Blended Learning Course at the Open University of Sri Lanka: An empirical study
(2013-11)
In a viable Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system, providing immediate access to learning resources and fostering effective teacher-learner interactions are essential components while balancing the cost of the course ...
Repository Of Indian National Agricultural Research & Education System (NARES): Open Access To Institutional Knowledge
(2013-11)
Indian National Agricultural Research & Education System (NARES) is a huge repository of knowledge and information on crop sciences, horticulture, resource management, animal sciences, agricultural engineering, fisheries, ...
Engaging ODL Learners through Mobile Learning at Open University Malaysia
(2010-11)
Mobile learning (m-learning) is said to be the next wave of learning (Bonk, 2009). The ITU World Telecommunication (2009) reported an estimate of 4.6 billion mobile cellular telephone subscriptions around the world compared ...
Bridging the Gap between Community and Cardiologists
(2013-11)
The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults is reported to be 3- 4% and 8 – 10% in rural and urban areas respectively. The prevalence of CHD has increased considerably in India, in the last few decades. It ...
Unlocking the potentials: conceptual framework for the education of the indigenous people through open and distance learning
(2010-11)
The constitution of Bangladesh guarantees equal rights for men and women, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, caste and religion and strives to promote social and economic equality. Access to information ...
Open Schools and Open Colleges: an international historical perspective on their institutional development and a case study of such development in Pakistan
(2013-11)
The National Extension College was set up in the UK 50 years ago as ‘a pilot project for an Open University’. The establishment of the UKOU nine years later is often seen as a sea-change in the international development ...
Institutional Development: 25 Years of the Largest Open Schooling System in the World
(2013-11)
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), India has emerged as one of the leaders in open schooling in the world. NIOS is going to celebrate the silver jubilee of its foundation in November this year. This paper will ...
Ring Back Tones to Livelihood Changing face of MPlatform Services: Indian Experience
(2013-11)
Bollywood more often then not, is the fulcrum of change in the Indian sub continent. It remains a trend setter, be it for personal likes and dislikes or the ambition of being the Super hero in real life. It has had an ...
Enhancing Quality and Quantity of Higher Education Through Information and Communication Technologies
(2013-11)
Pakistan the second largest country in South Asia, is sixth most populous country in the world, with a population of 187 million of which about 100 million young men and women are below the age of 30. According to the ...