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Chapter 32
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
The first exclusive satellite for serving the educational sector in India. Edusat is a collaborative project of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO,) the Union ministry of human resource development, state departments of education and the Indira Gandhi National Open University in response to the growing demand for an interactive satellite based distance education system The satellite has multiple regional beams covering different parts of India -- five Ku-band transponders with spot beams covering northern, north-eastern, eastern, southern and western regions of the country, a Ku-band transponder with its footprint covering the Indian mainland region and six C-band transponders with their footprints covering the entire country.
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The Case for Open Education Resources Distance and Distributed Education to Support the Growing Knowledge Economy in India
M. S. Vijay Kumar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch032
Abstract
In the new developing economies interest in distance education and in particular, in online distance education, is increasing. (Daniels, J, West P. 2006). In India, this trend is evident in the proliferation of foreign and domestic institutions, public and private, becoming the new “providers” of online digitally delivered education. This proliferation should not be surprising given that India is a country rushing to develop educated human resources to meet the needs of a rapidly growing economy in every sector. Broad access to high quality education is a high priority to meet the needs of a knowledge-driven society.
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Online Education in Industry 5.0
Educational Satellite belongs to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation ( https://www.iirs.gov.in/EDUSAT-News ).
Published in Chapter: Online Education in Industry 5.0; From: Pedagogy, Presence, and Motivation in Online Education
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