The
information & communications technology (ICT) revolution in the
country has changed the concept of education, with more people accessing
the web to educate themselves.
Massive online education is India's only choice to enhance quality in education, said M S Ananth, former director of IIT- Madras.
The noted academician was speaking on the changing paradigms of education at the National College in the city as part of the Sir CV Raman Memorial Endowment Lecture.He explained the evolution of education over the years.
"The ICT revolution has democratised education and created a 'sishyakula' or education in the student's house with gurus distributed on the World Wide Web," he said.
"A gross enrollment ratio of at least 30% is required in a knowledge economy. The percentage is 84 in US,60 in UK, 55 in Japan, 30 in China and 15 in India. One lakh additional applicants per year in engineering alone is required to boost research in the country.
Massive online education is India's only choice, offering reach as well as enhanced quality in education," Ananth said. He also told the students about the research that has taken place in the country through the IIT-Madras research park, where 50 patents were registered in the first year alone.
Entrepreneurship flourishes in the vicinity of high quality educational institutions and innovation needs a local concentration of skilled people and technology. Such a concept is the need of the hour in every institution in the country, he added.
Source - timesofindia
Massive online education is India's only choice to enhance quality in education, said M S Ananth, former director of IIT- Madras.
The noted academician was speaking on the changing paradigms of education at the National College in the city as part of the Sir CV Raman Memorial Endowment Lecture.He explained the evolution of education over the years.
"The ICT revolution has democratised education and created a 'sishyakula' or education in the student's house with gurus distributed on the World Wide Web," he said.
"A gross enrollment ratio of at least 30% is required in a knowledge economy. The percentage is 84 in US,60 in UK, 55 in Japan, 30 in China and 15 in India. One lakh additional applicants per year in engineering alone is required to boost research in the country.
Massive online education is India's only choice, offering reach as well as enhanced quality in education," Ananth said. He also told the students about the research that has taken place in the country through the IIT-Madras research park, where 50 patents were registered in the first year alone.
Entrepreneurship flourishes in the vicinity of high quality educational institutions and innovation needs a local concentration of skilled people and technology. Such a concept is the need of the hour in every institution in the country, he added.
Source - timesofindia
