Sujata Santosh's presentation of her #PhD research at the 5th GO-GN Seminar in Kraków, April 10th-11th, 2016.

1. Use of Open Education Resources
in Distance Education and Training
Institutes in India
Sujata Santosh
Indira Gandhi National Open University

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Overview of the presentation
 Background
 Purpose of Research
 Objectives of the Research
 Research questions
 Methodology
 Research Design
 Activities Involved
 References

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Education scenario in India
 India has a large and complex education system with
around 700 universities and 35,000 affiliated colleges.
 Despite more than 20 million students in these
institutions, this constitutes only a fraction of India’s
population which makes to college.
 With one-third of the population being illiterate, providing
access to adequate learning resources of good quality is a
huge problem.
(UGC, 2013; MHRD, 2013)

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Challenges faced by the Education System in
India
 Paucity of good teachers
 Inadequate infrastructure
 Lack of well-equipped libraries
 Lack of good quality instructional materials

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Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in India
 enhancing the gross enrolment ratio
 democratization of higher education to large segments
of the Indian population
 reaching out to the unreached
 providing opportunities for up-gradation of skills and
qualifications
 meeting the demands of lifelong learning

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Distance Education scenario in India
 Total enrolment in higher education estimated at 28.56
million.
 Distance enrolment constitutes 12.5% of the total enrolment
in higher education
(UGC, 2013; MHRD, 2013)

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Distance Education scenario in India
 15 open universities – 1 National Open University and
14 State Open Universities
 166 Dual Mode providers of higher education
 28 Distance Education Institutes
 17 Open Schools
(UGC, 2013; MHRD, 2013)

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Purpose of this research
• The present study focuses on various issues related
to the awareness and use of various available OERs
in open and distance learning.
• The study aims to assess preparedness of faculty of
distance education and training institutions in using
OERs for distance teaching-learning.

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Objectives of the Research
• To explore the policy and developments in the field of OERs in
India.
• To study the status and use of OERs in various distance
education institutes in India.
• To identify and study the faculty attitude towards OERs.

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Research Questions
Main Question
What is the status of use of Open Educational Resources in
various distance education and training institutes in India?
Sub Questions
• What is the attitude of the faculty towards the use of
OERs?
• What are the barriers and drivers in the use OERs by faculty
and students?

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Key Stakeholders
There are four key stakeholders:
 Government
 Higher education providers
 Teachers, and
 Learners.
(Unesco/Col, 2011)

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Methodology
Comprehensive Documentary Analysis
Survey on Existing Status of Use
Faculty Survey
Faculty Interview

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Research Study design
Population
All the single-mode open universities, dual-mode distance
education institutes, and institutes offering distance
education and training in India.
Sample
A specified sample of faculty members will be drawn for
faculty survey.
A small percentage will be further selected for Faculty
interview.

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Research Study design
Documentary
Analysis
• Quantitative
Approach
• Literature
Review
Survey on Use
• Qualitative
Approach
• Survey
Questionnaire
• Purposive
Sampling
Technique
Faculty Survey
• Qualitative
Approach
• Survey
Questionnaire
• Random
Sampling
Technique
Interview
• Quantitative
Approach
• Interview
Schedule
• Random
Sampling
Technique

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IndicatorsNational
Sustainability
Effectiveness
Robustness
Scope
Institution
Context
Policy
Practice
Use
Faculty
Awareness
Use
Attitude
Barriers
Learner
Awareness
Use
Attitude
Barriers

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Review of Literature
Review of Literature involves:
 Awareness of educators
 Use of ICTs
 Attitude of the educators and students towards OERs
 Adoption and use of OERs
 Attitude towards OERs
 Barriers to the use of OERs
 Motivators to the use of OERs
 Related Studies on use of OERs in different Countries

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Procedure for Data Collection
 Analysis of policy documents and guidelines.
 Survey through questionnaire to study the status of use of
OERs in various ODL institutes in India.
 Survey through Questionnaire to investigate the faculty
attitude towards use of OERs.
 In-depth personal interviews to gain proper insight into the
use of OERs in open and distance education.

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Activities involved
 Establishing validity and reliability of the tools
 Testing the feasibility of the tools.
 Identifying the respondents and sending the questionnaires.
 Identifying tools for carrying out for statistical analysis of
data.

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References
• MHRD (2013). All India Survey on Higher Education. New Delhi: Government of
India
• UNESCO/COL. (2011). Guidelines for open educational resources (OER) in higher
education (pp. 32). Paris: UNESCO.
• University Grants Commission, (2013), Higher Education in India at a Glance. New
Delhi: UGC. Available at: http://www.ugc.ac.in/ugcpdf/208844_HEglance2012.pdf

20. Thank You