ICT Usage by Distance Learners in India

Autor/inn/en	Awadhiya, Ashish Kumar; Gowthaman, K.
Titel	ICT Usage by Distance Learners in India
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 15 (2014) 3, S.242-253 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Open Universities; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Access to Computers; Distance Education; Laptop Computers; Internet; Social Networks; Electronic Mail; Web Sites; Guides; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; College Students; Questionnaires; Surveys; Student Characteristics; Computer Software; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Offene Universität; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Web-Design; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Telekommunikationstechnik; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Indien
Abstract	Open Universities across the world are embracing ICT based teaching and learning process to disseminate quality education to their learners spread across the globe. In India availability and access of ICT and learner characteristics are uneven and vary from state to state. Hence it is important to establish the facts about ICT access among learners, their ICT usage patterns and their readiness to use ICT for educational purpose. In view of this, a study was conducted with the objective to find out the access level of ICT among distance learners. The analysis indicates that maximum learners have desktop/laptops and most of them are accessing internet very frequently from their home. The analysis also indicates that maximum respondents are browsing social networking sites followed by educational and e-mail service providing websites. Findings suggest that there is a need to generate ICT based tutorials complemented with social networking tools and mobile applications. Study also shows that learners are equipped with mobile phones and they are browsing internet through it and also availing support services offered by the university. Hence possibility of integrating mobile phone services may be used for providing learner support services and content delivery. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10