Glimpses
of Distance Learning In India
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Distance education Industry is flourishing by 11%.
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Upgrade Qualification with Flexible Study time.
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40 Lac Students perusing Distance Education.
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Distance qualifications also getting Attractive Job
Prospects.
Distance Learning not only allows
you to continue learning around your professional and family life but also it
is beneficial for fresher & professionals in many ways.
Why Distance Learning
Several years ago, people consider distance learning as disadvantage
over normal college education. But Distance learning has taken off well
over the last five years & it is
considered a genuine learning medium and has acquired benefits that make
traditional systems of education appear outdated and could possibly even render
them obsolete.
It provides an opportunity to study subjects that are not
available locally. It is helpful for People who missed out on earlier education, people looking for up-gradation
of knowledge and higher education, those employed who need additional skills.
It is ideal for working individuals who want to rev up their
resume with new skills. One can learn and relearn at their own pace and space
with as many repetitions which are not available in regular classroom study
Distance education- tremendous growth potential
The education sector in India is one
of the biggest sector in the country with a market-size of 450 million students
which, in turn, produces a yearly income of $50 million. During the period of
2011-2021, the education segment in our country is expected to make massive
growth of 15 per cent. In addition to that, the distance education industry is functioning
as a key player in this growth target.
According to Technavio, a market research firm
based in London, India’s distance education market to flourish over the next
few years and hit a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of close to 11% by 2020.
Top universities offering distance education
There is lot of scope for open and distance learning today in India.
There are total 13 open universities and more than 200 distance education
centers that offer various distance learning courses in India.
There
are many open learning universities and distance education universities who
provides distance education such as,
1-Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU),
2- Amity School of
Distance Learning,
3- Symbiosis Centre for
Distance Learning,
4- Sikkim Manipal
University,
5- IMT Distance and
Open Learning Institute,
6-Yashwantrao C.
Maharashtra Open University,
Benefits of Distance
Learning
Flexible Study
The adaptability as far as work
hours a student needs to put into a course enables them to enjoy various
different activities while completing their education. You also have option the examination in a
particular year and take it next year.
Cost Effective
Distance education programs have
an extremely acceptable fee structure that does not load students and parents
and enables them to divert the cash flow into other productive mediums.
Saves Time & Energy
Alongside the class timings clashing with office timings, it saves
a lot of time and energy. But in case of a distance programme. You can access
the lectures any time of the day and your time of travelling to the college is
dedicated to you studies or something fruitful.
Study while you earn
Many students leave their education to support their family
or earn money. But distance learning provides you the option of earning & studying
at same time. So any working professional can attend the office on weekdays and
study on weekends.
Attractive Job Prospect
After completing distance learning programme, various reputed corporate houses
and MNCs employ candidates from recognized distance learning University with
completed degrees.
With more number of
Distance Universities offering the heat of competition to acquire students is
going up. Now such Universities are not getting students easily by simply
traditional advertising, many
industry experts suggested that they need to use data science to reach out
perfect potential students by age, qualification, location etc.
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