ODL to Reach the Unreached

- Experiences of Bangladesh Open University

Professor Mostafa Azad KamalInternational and Development Economics [Namur, Belgium]

Instructional Design in ODL [Waterloo, Canada]Instructional Design in E-learning [Open Polytechnic, New Zealand]

OER-based Elearning [CEMBA, India]

School of BusinessBangladesh Open University

mostafa_azad@yahoo.com01911 319248

Why EDUCATION & TRAINING are Essential?

Resources

Traditional Face-to-Face education

BRICKs

Elderly People

Housewives

Expatriates

Working people

Vulnerable people

Indigenous people

CLICKS

Open and Distance Learning

Own paceOwn pace

Anywhere

Anybody

Anytime

Low cost

Networking & Sharing

Students600000 Approx

Non-formal19

Formal24

Challenges with ODL in Bangladesh

Strengthening ODL: Ongoing Initiatives

Anywhere Anytime Anybody

Better inclusivity More efficacy More efficiency ScalabilityPlatform-based learning: eLearning course development

Mobile-compitable TAV resources

Adoption of OER and development of OER repository

National and cross-border collaboration for Distributed learning

Low cost

Professor Mostafa Azad KamalInternational and Development Economics [Namur, Belgium]

Instructional Design in ODL [Waterloo, Canada]Instructional Design in E-learning [Open Polytechnic, New Zealand]

OER-based eLearnig Course [CEMCA, India]

mostafa_azad@yahoo.com01911 319248

“If we continue to leave vast sections of the people of the world outside the orbit of education, we make the world not only less just, but also less secure” [Amartya Sen]

“Education for life, education through life and education throughout life” [Mahatma Gandhi ]