Distance education has been viewed internationally as a viable option for improving access to, and the equity and quality of basic education in various settings (McQuaide, 2009). It is a way to educate people who would ...

The Open School of Bangladesh Open University (BOU-OS) launched, using self-learning materials, face-to-face tutorials, and ICT (radio-TV broadcasts, SMS technology), its operation in 1995 through enrolling learners in the ...

In the age of modern ICT, everybody wants to get information easily and quickly i.e. everybody wants to be updated with latest information. It is in fact the need of the society and especially the students who have to stand ...

This is a study in the use of information technology, specifically the use of BULK Text messaging (SMS) service as a way of improving and expanding service delivery to the Open and Distance learning (ODL) learner. The paper ...

There is need to transform education in Africa even among the orphanage and vulnerable children (OVC) in order to become more competitive and competent in a globalising society through e-learning. Information and communication ...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is playing a vital role in open and distance learning (ODL) to meet the requirements and expectations of the learners’ in large scale. It is difficult to perform the same using ...

The government of Botswana in line with its Vision 2016, the National Development Plans – NDP-8 and NDP-9, developed a National ICT Policy which envisioned to position Botswana for sustainable growth in the digital age by ...

Communication has a vital role in ODL system. Its criticality arises due to distributed nature of program delivery and student support services. For a distance learner waiting for crucial information at various stages of ...

After the Super-cyclone in 1999, the coastal people in Orissa, who were hit hard, received a valuable lesson in the uncertainty of nature. Our Coastal Community Resource Center (CCRC) project, since then, has introduced a ...

Teachers are shapers of the modern world. They play a leading role in transforming the children into responsible global citizens by facilitating them acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. Educated citizens are ...