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After the Supreme Court recently cancelled all the technical education degrees obtained through distance learning between 2001 and 2005, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has barred as many as 123 deemed education institutes from using the ‘university’ tag in their name. In a directive, UGC said, “The institutions...
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November 29, 2017 Loknath Das
Distance Learning
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Scandals aren’t meant to happen in British universities. Parliament, tabloid newsrooms, the City … those we expect to spew out sleaze. Not the gown-wearing, exam-sitting, quiet-in-the-library surrounds of higher education. Yet we should all be scandalised by what is happening in academia. It is a tale of vast...
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November 28, 2017 Loknath Das
Universities
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New Zealand has launched an investigation after a secondary school examination reportedly left Class 11 students in tears over questions too complex for their syllabus. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has been criticised by students, parents and teachers for the “far too difficult” algebra examination that was held...
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November 24, 2017 Loknath Das
Schools
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U. at Albany If students rarely set foot on campuses, says Peter Shea, they may feel less invested in their education. Is there a tipping point at which students who take a blend of online and in-person coursework are doing too much online? That question goes to the...
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November 17, 2017 Loknath Das
Online Classes
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the time for hunkering down in our homes and watching the snow fall is quickly approaching. As the leaves continue to change color, now’s the perfect opportunity to expand your art and photography skills with creative online classes. Best of all, you can learn art, photography, and design techniques without...
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October 17, 2017 Loknath Das
Online Classes
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Children sit by a muddy road behind the RTO office in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district. Vehicles speed by or stray dogs loiter around them, barking. They came to learn at a school set up by the government, but the failure of the administration to provide them a building...
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September 25, 2017 Loknath Das
Schools
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