The advances in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as well as its infrastructure, have transformed the education system significantly in recent years. But its potentiality is still need to be explored fully to bring quality and productive outcomes in education. Contextualising the delivery of the learning resources to empower the learners and unfolding of their capabilities are the need of the hour. Accordingly, various dimensions of Information and Communication Technology are discussed in this volume with the hope that readers will learn more about the theory and practice of ICT in the field of education. It is true that there are knotty challenges that exist in the education system, but there are also a number of innovations and successful practices that need to be shared and utilised to combat the challenges and bring quality in education. The present volume offers a possibility in this direction and will be useful for Teachers, Teacher Educators, Distance Educators, ICT Experts, Researchers and the Policy Makers.
Dr. Sitansu S. Jena is the Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), India. He is also Chairperson of the National Consortium for Open Schooling, India. He also had the distinction as the founding Chairperson of Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA). Dr. Jena has been a faculty member of the School of Education, also as Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India. He also worked as Dean, School of Distance Learning, Narsee Munji Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Dr. Jena has earned significant expertise in the field of open distance learning (ODL) by working more than two and half decades in this area and more specifically in relation to curriculum development, continuing professional development, student support services, use of ICT and leadership in ODL.
Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal is Director (Academic), NIOS. He has a long experience of working in the field of Education, including ODL (Open and Distance Learning). He is Treasurer of the Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA). Dr. Agarwal is a recipient of the prestigious Endeavour Executive Award 2008 of the Australian Government.
Sukanta K. Mahapatra is Academic Officer (Sociology) in National Institute of Open Schooling. His areas of interest include Marginalization, Education and Open Schooling.
Foreword
1. Introduction
Sitansu S. Jena, Kuldeep Agarwal and Sukanta K. Mahapatra
2. ICT Enabled Open and Distance Education for 21st Century
Nityananda Pradhan
3. Challenges of Opens Schools and the Development of Satellite Campuses: Increasing Access and Improving Quality of Instructional Delivery in Teacher Training Institutions in Belize
Priscilla Brown-Lopez
4. Transforming Formal Learning through Social Media:A Study to Increase Learners Retention
Sabina Yeasmin
5. Distant Learners: ICT Tools for Mathematics Evaluation
Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
6. Exploring ICT and Platforms for E Learning with K-7 Learners in a Progressive School: A Seedbed for a Prospective Open High School Programme
Juliet Aleta R Villanueva
7. A Study on E-Learning for Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities
Khan Ferdousour Rahman
8. Virtual Schools and Open Schools: A Perspective from Europe on Asia
Paul Bacsich
9. Productive Knowledge Sharing in Open Virtual Learning Environment through Enhanced Social Presence: A Logical Analysis
J.N. Baliya
10. Use of Mobile Phone Technology in Promoting Tutor-Learner Interaction in Open Schooling
Cherla Raja Mouli
11. Schooling the Mobile Generation: A Critical Review of the Role Mobile Technology in Open Schooling for Education for All
Sambhu Sankar Deep
12. Role of Information and Communication Technology and Multimedia in Learner Support Services and Delivery System: A Case Study of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
D.B. Negi and Joginder Yadav
13. Emerging Technologies in Open and Distance Education: New Horizons for Women
Ritu Bakshi
Contributors
Index