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Unit-30: Open and Distance Education

30.13 Summary Notes

• Distance Education is becoming very popular in the world. Dr Satyabhusan (1990) writes in this
regard, in the past four decades, in the entire world’s developed, developing and socialist countries,
there has been a phenomenal growth of distance education.
• The inventions of communication technology have a great impact on the distance education. The
importance and area of distance education has been increased by the use of various techniques of
communication technology in the field of correspondence education. Distance is becoming very

popular as a Non-traditional form of education.
• Today, distance education is going up ahead on the path of development as an important means of
education.
• Distance education is not a new concept. The contents written on palm-leaves indicate its old history.
• In 1969, Open University was established in England. In this university, effective distance courses
were prepared and people were admitted without any discrimination of people’s age, sex, residence,
formal educational qualifi cations etc.

• Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in 1971, Andhra and Venkteshwar in 1972, Hyderabad and Patna
in 1974, Bhopal, Utkal and Mumbai in 1975, Madurai, Kamraaj, Jammu, Kashmir and Rajasthan in
1976, Usmania and Keral in 1977, and Allahabad and Mumbai in 1978, Annamalai and Udaipur in
1979 established several educational units.

• Distance education is a student-centred education in which there must be interaction between students

and teacher. Students must be directed so as to obviate their difficulties and remedial education
should be arranged for them.
• For people who have been out of school, drop outs, housewives and people who are in the age group

of secondary education, the need of a system was felt which should be flexible, forward looking and
able to keep education to the door of the students.

• Today, Open University has proved a very important and popular innovation in the field of education.
It is known by many names such as Open University, University without walls, University of the
air etc.

30.14 Keywords

• Campus—Premises
• Distance—Outlying

30.15 Review Question

1. Write the meaning and definition of distance education.
2. Explain the main characteristics of distance education.
3. What are the goals of distance education? Explain its needs and importance.
4. What is Open University? Write its goals.
5. Explain the characteristics of Open University.
6. What is meaning of Open Schools? Explain its goals.

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