Research & Development of Distance Education in Asia: A Comparative Study between Korea National Open University, South Korea and Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
Main Article Content
Abstract
The objective of the present paper is to analyse the research and development of distance education in two mega universities of Asia i.e. Korea National Open University (KNOU), Seoul, South Korea and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India. The first part of the paper compares the growth of distance education through analysis of the admission policies, enrolment trend, students support services and instructional system of both these institutions. The second part of the paper highlights the status, review and areas of research and research policies of these institutions. The findings of the paper are based on primary and secondary source of information.
Article Details
The work published in AjDE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence (CC-BY).
References
GOI. (2001). Census of India. New Delhi: Government of India. Retrieved on 14 July, 2007 from http://www.censusindia.org
GOI. (2007). Economic survey of India, New Delhi: Government of India. Retrieved on April 14, 2007 from http://indiabudget.nic.in
IGNOU. (2007a). Learner Profile, New Delhi: IGNOU.
IGNOU. (2007b). Vision and Mission of IGNOU. Retrived April 14, 2007 from httt//www.ignou.ac.in
Jung, Y. (2006). Institute of Distance at KNOU: An Introduction, Presentation on 14 November, Seoul: IDE.
KNOU. (2006a). Annual Report, Seoul: KNOU.
31
ASIAN JOURNAL of DISTANCE EDUCATION
KNOU. (2006b). Annual Statistics of KNOU, Seoul: KNOU.
KNOU.(2007). Vision and Mission of KNOU. Retrieved 15 April, 2007 from http:/www.knou.ac.kr
Madhavappallil, T., & Baek J. C. (2006). Acculturative stress and social support among Korean and Indian immigrant adolescents in the United States, Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, (http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/india-South _Korea). Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
Peters, O. (1999). The university of the future: pedagogical perspectives, Paper presented at the 19th ICDE World Conference held at Vienna (Austria) during June 20-24.
Seon, Choi Hyo. (2006). A tutoring-based learner support system in Open University: A comparative study between OUHK and KNOU, Seoul: IDE, KNOU.
Thukral, S. (2004). Relationship between South Korea and India.Retrieved June 4, 2007 from http://www.ndtv.com
World Bank, (2007). Data and Research. Retrieved June 4, 2007 from http://www.worldbank.org