Open universities can expand higher education: Abdul Wahab
P.V. Abdul Wahab, an MP, advocated for the expansion of open universities to increase accessibility to higher education. Experts noted that flexible learning and technology can help students acquire new skills regardless of their ability to attend conventional institutions.
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It highlights the growing importance of distance learning models in bridging the educational gap for non-traditional students.
Open universities and flexible learning can help make higher education accessible to more people, P.V. Abdul Wahab, MP, has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on open universities and education at Amal College of Advanced Studies, Nilambur, on Wednesday. The seminar was organised in association with Sree Narayana Guru Open University and Jan Shikshan Sansthan.
Mr. Wahab said open and distance learning offered opportunities for those unable to pursue conventional higher education to continue their studies and acquire new skills.
M.B. Gopalakrishnan, director of the Kozhikode Regional Centre of Sree Narayana Guru Open University, said flexible learning would bring changes to higher education. Technology could help expand learning opportunities based on students’ needs and convenience, he said.
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