Overview
Discusses the ways in which ICT is being used by various open universities to extend learner support services and how ICT can be used to improve learner support services in open and distance education systems
Includes an exclusive chapter on ICT usage by IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University), which is one of the world’s largest open universities
Covers practical experiences of various universities in developing countries
Discusses challenges faced by open and distance learning (ODL) systems in developing countries when it comes to extending support services, and explores the strategies to overcome these challenges
Describes the role played by ODL systems in providing inclusive education through the use of technology in developing countries
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
It concludes by examining various challenges in successfully implementing technology for effective delivery of learner support services in distance education systems in developing countries and exploring the strategies required to overcome these challenges.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Anjana is currently working at the post of Assistant Regional Director at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Regional Centre, Noida. Her research interests include application of information and communication technology for efficient delivery of learner support services in Open and Distance Learning system, massive open online courses and technology-enabled learning. She has a number of research papers, review articles and book chapters to her credit and has participated in various national and international conferences, symposia as well as webinars.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology for Efficient Learner Support Services in Distance Education
Book Subtitle: Experiences from Developing Countries
Editors: Anjana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2300-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2299-0Published: 09 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4762-7Published: 29 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2300-3Published: 26 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 275
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Educational Technology