ABSTRACT:
Problems of funding, income sources, lack of information and quality of vocational education plague the Indian higher education system, as it plagues most developing countries, where public education and government support are not available. Education expansion and reduction in tuition fees are the main reasons in those districts and occupations. Nationwide Open Universities are playing a critical part in finding a solution in a developing nation like India. But many universities running on open distance learning model still prefer to give education based on paper / correspondence model. It observes that the correspondence model leads to significant attrition rates. A review of the related literature identified challenges to the successful adoption of online learning, such as, lack of online learning facilities and infrastructure such as computers, laptops, mobiles, etc., as well as management and maintenance issues, lack of resources for students to receive learning, and Lack of high-speed internet required for teaching, lack of experienced and trained teachers to impart education, etc. This is a research paper that initiates the introduction of online learning in Open Distance Education and providing efficient education. Also, by promoting online learning in the areas of future research, students and teachers should be promoted through an open distance education system of digital devices like Computers, Mobile Phones and Laptops.
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Rameshwar Gupta, Anju Lata. Student Perspectives on Open Distance Education Via Online Learning: Challenges, Motivations, and Opportunities in the Indian Context. International Journal of Reviews and Research in Social Sciences. 2024; 12(4):217-2. doi: 10.52711/2454-2687.2024.00037
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Rameshwar Gupta, Anju Lata. Student Perspectives on Open Distance Education Via Online Learning: Challenges, Motivations, and Opportunities in the Indian Context. International Journal of Reviews and Research in Social Sciences. 2024; 12(4):217-2. doi: 10.52711/2454-2687.2024.00037 Available on: https://ijrrssonline.in/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2024-12-4-7
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