Question

Emerging education in india and in the global context

Answer 1

Due to Information and Communication Technology Revolution, there has been a rapid and phenomenal increase in the interaction between communities, polities and societies in today’s world. Our Indian social system is also going through massive change to meet the needs of modern world. The society has different subsystems and Education is one of them. It is evident that with the changing time, Education has transformed itself to meet the demands of the society. Under the influence of social needs, priorities in the realm of education have witnessed major shifts from time to time. From the emphasis in ancient times on the humanities as a source of culture to the Post-Renaissance emphasis on science and economics to the twentieth-century focus on technology and management, the course of higher education has undergone a tremendous change. In the current Unit, we will try to understand the influence of changing world scenario and the emerging trends in the Indian Higher Education system.

Answer 2

It addresses information and communications technology (ICT) in a global context, reporting on emerging trends and issues in four areas – basic education, technical and vocational education, distance and continuing education and higher education –, as these four areas represent the primary contexts in which ICT is used ...