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Transformative Learning and Online Education : Indian Experiences

Transformative Learning and Online Education : Indian Experiences
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Author(s): Suresh Garg (National University of Lesotho, Lesotho)and Ramesh C. Sharma (University of Guyana, Guyana)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 19
Source title: Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): T. Volkan Yuzer (Anadolu University, Turkey)and Gulsun Kurubacak (Anadolu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-985-9.ch018

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Abstract

Education is an organic entity and it evolves continuously to cater to the emerging needs of a society. In India, the educational system has changed over the centuries and with it transformed the way teaching-learning is transacted. Education has changed from ‘art to craft to technology’. Now we are witnessing technology-induced knowledge revolution. National boundaries and location of learner in spatial and temporal dimensions have lost significance. A learner on an atoll in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean can learn a subject of her / his choice online, provided s/he has access to a computer, Internet and other wireless communication tools. A vast variety of online platforms are now available to meet the diverse needs of learners. In this chapter, the authors have discussed how open education in general and online education in particular has performed the role of transformative learning in India. They have also discussed various aesthetical and purposive issues addressed by online learning environments to create an egalitarian society.

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