GLOBAL
EDUCATION
MARKET
WHAT IS DISTANCE EDUCATION
The defining the feature of distance learning
is that one does not need to attend the awarding
university or the institution in person. Many
professional institutions are aware of the conflict
that people face between the need to work full
time and the need to acquire and keep up-to-date
a professional degree and qualification. Distance
learning suits people for many different reasons.
These could be family and financial circumstances,
attending full time jobs, undergoing other academic
and professional courses, being in business,
industry and other entrepreneurial activities.
The academic supports given to distance learning
students varies from programme to programme
and from institution to institution. However,
the focus is on self study. In its simplest
form, students receive basic academic guidance
through specially written study material and
assignments.
The academic support is not the only support
required. Without the support of family, colleagues
and friends, studying for a qualification as
an external student would be a great deal harder.
Distance learning demands hard work, dedication
and sacrifice. If there is one quality that
successful distance learning students have in
common, it is self discipline.
Although studying through distance learning
mode is usually cheaper than attending a full
time course, students must make sure they choose
a programme that offers value for money. Universities
and Institutions offering professional job oriented
qualifications must meet stringent quality standards
and should be the same as those set for internal
students.
Students and all those interested in getting
admitted to a distance learning degree like
the M.Phil. Degree,MBA Degree, M.A/M.Sc. Degree,
MCA, BCA, BBA and other Bachelor’s Degrees
besides the B.Lib. and M.Lib. Degree should
have the grit and determination for undergoing
and successfully completing the entire programme
for becoming leaders and activists in the areas
of business administration, information technology,
agriculture, biological sciences, social sciences,
juridical sciences, mass communication, remote
sensing, ecology and environment, disaster management,
sustainable development, biotechnology, nanotechnology,
healthcare, criminology, forensic science, total
quality management, bioinformatics, intellectual
property rights, habitat and population studies,
global warming reduction, ecotourism, hospitality,
women’s studies, geriatric care, medicinal
plants, insurance business, peace, disarmament,
education, library and information science etc.
Securing a Bachelor’s / Master’s
Degree qualification through distance learning
being conducted under the aegis of The
Global Open University, Nagaland while
continuing with other work may speak volumes
about the ability to learn new skills, to balance
workloads and to strive for excellence. The
rewards are great for the professional development
of the participants of the distance learning
programmes like the vocational and job oriented
degree programmes mentioned above. Those who
will throw and dedicated themselves into these
programmes and assignments with full of zeal
and enthusiasm into these programmes and assignments
with full of zeal and enthusiasm are bound to
be successful in designing a Masterplan Paradigm
for protecting our mother earth in general and
contributing for nation building in particulars
in this county for solving for problems relating
to peacelessness, poverty, unemployment, pollution
and population explosion.
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