Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU

Volume: 2 Number: 2 June 1, 2001
Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy , Dr. Manjulika Srıvastava
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Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU

Abstract

IGNOU came into existence in the year 1985 with a mandate to democratize higher education by a diversity of means using traditional and new technologies. The university has achieved many milestones in a short span of 15 years existence in terms of courses and programmes introduced, instructional technologies adopted and student services offered. Above all it has enrolled a large number of students achieving a 'mega open university' status. Since 1998 IGNOU has introduced virtual education, with a few academic programmes pertaining to Computer and Information Sciences in two phases. In order to assess the 'Virtual Campus' initiative a study was initiated by the researchers in the year 2000. The findings of which have been discussed in this paper. Also background information about the trends in the development and delivery of academic programmes through Virtual Campus at IGNOU have been explained.

Keywords

Virtual education, Devloing nation,Distance Education, India, Open Learning

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Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy This is me

Dr. Manjulika Srıvastava This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2001

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February 27, 2015

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Year 2001 Volume: 2 Number: 2

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Reddy, D. V. V., & Srıvastava, D. M. (2001). Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2(2). https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF
AMA
1.Reddy DVV, Srıvastava DM. Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU. TOJDE. 2001;2(2). https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF
Chicago
Reddy, Dr. V. Venugopal, and Dr. Manjulika Srıvastava. 2001. “Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2 (2). https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF.
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Reddy DVV, Srıvastava DM (June 1, 2001) Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2 2
IEEE
[1]D. V. V. Reddy and D. M. Srıvastava, “Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU”, TOJDE, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2001, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF
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Reddy, Dr. V. Venugopal - Srıvastava, Dr. Manjulika. “Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2/2 (June 1, 2001). https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF.
JAMA
1.Reddy DVV, Srıvastava DM. Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU. TOJDE. 2001;2. Available at https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF.
MLA
Reddy, Dr. V. Venugopal, and Dr. Manjulika Srıvastava. “Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2001, https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF.
Vancouver
1.Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy, Dr. Manjulika Srıvastava. Virtual Education in a Developing Nation (India): Experiences of IGNOU. TOJDE [Internet]. 2001 Jun. 1;2(2). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA25JK66ZF