Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume 13 | Issue 2
Is the Sree Narayana Guru Open University of Kerala Ready for Take Off?
Krishnan Chalil
DOI:10.30954/2230-7311.2.2022.8
Abstract:
Open and distance education has been accepted as an effective and credible mode of education since the middle of the 20th century. As a follow up of this, many institutions and states have come forward in offering distance education through single mode and dual mode university structures. This has resulted in increased enrolment at affordable cost and easiness to access. The people in the remote areas, employed people and the people on the margins used the system effectively to realise their educational dreams. In Kerala, the demand for higher education is on the rise and this demand could not be met through conventional brick and mortar system. This realisation has led to the establishment of a state open university, ‘Sree Narayana Guru Open University’ in 2020. The university is in its embryo stage. Still, the university has to expedite the process for offering courses and appointment of workforce and other infrastructure requirements. The current structural deficiencies are to be broken through pragmatic actions and practices. The university has to follow best practices in distance education especially with regard to; (a) design and development of courses, (b) student support services, (c) management and financing of institution and (d) integration of technology.
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