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Indian Higher Education: Happenings, Hurdles, and an ODL Case Study

Indian Higher Education: Happenings, Hurdles, and an ODL Case Study
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Author(s): Nikhila Deep Bhagwat (SNDT Women's University, India)and Hemant Rajguru (Y.C.M.Open University, India)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Umesh Chandra Pandey (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)and Verlaxmi Indrakanti (Anand Vihar College for Women, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2624-7.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter gives an overview of Indian Higher Education system with special reference to Open and Distance Learning. It enlists the merits and limitations of Open and Distance Learning system. It also focuses on complexities and weaknesses of Indian Higher Education comparing it with the educational policies in other Asian Countries. The chapter describes the limitations of Higher Education System in India and discusses the reforms and restructuring announced by the ministry of education in India. It further unfolds the success story of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University's ‘School of Agricultural Sciences' by explaining in detail the innovative practices in Agricultural ODL.

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