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Open and Distance Learning in India: A Practitioner's Perspective

Open and Distance Learning in India: A Practitioner's Perspective
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Author(s): Anshu Mathur (Noida International University, India)and Arbind K. Jha (Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi 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.ch017

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Abstract

Rise of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) systems in India is largely a 20th century phenomenon. The ODL systems have taken up responsibilities to identify the educational needs of diverse segments of people and accordingly plan innovative and flexible systems to meet their requirements. Though ODL systems have been on the priority of the Governments in India for a long time, Post 2015 Development Agenda of United Nations has given a renewed policy thrust for it. Despite their tremendous potential to address the problems in Indian Higher Education, the functioning of ODL systems is constrained by low reach of technology, poor infrastructure and sharp socioeconomic, linguistic and cultural variations in targeted areas. This chapter gives an account of gaps in theory and practices of Open and Distance Learning systems. Recommendations have been made to optimise the practice of ODL to suit Indian context. Existing research studies have been put in to perspective and recommendations have been made for practitioners of Open and Distance Learning systems.

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