Exam Details

Subject Staff Training Anddevelopment In Distance Education
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in Distance Education
Department Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer anyone of the following questions in about 1200 words

Discuss the evolution of staff training and development during the past five decades. What, in your view, must be done to improve it in the present context? Give reasons for your response.

What are the gaps in the professional development in the Open Universities and Distance Teaching Institutions in the Developing Countries? How to bridge the gaps? Give suitable illustrations.

2. Answer any four of the following questions in about 300 words each

Discuss any four advantages of the Course Term approach followed by the Open University, the UK.

Why is training needs analysis important

Should evaluation be an integral part of a training programme? Why?

Discuss any five core functions of a Distance Teacher.

Can the present communication technologies alter the methodologies of staff training? How

Discuss the needs for 'pro-active' training in Distance Education.

3. Answer anyone of the following questions in about 1200 words:

"Quality of Distance Education is closely linked with the quality of staff and quality of their development." Critically comment on the above statement.

" The role of English in Distance Education in the developing, multilingual countries is crucial for the success of distance education." Discuss.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Curriculum Development for Distance Education
  • Curriculum Development Fordistance Education
  • Distance Education : Economicperspective
  • Distance Education: Economic Perspectives
  • Educational Communication Technologies
  • Instructional Design
  • Learner Support Systems And Services
  • Management Of Distance Education
  • Philosophy Of Distance Education
  • Research for Distance Education
  • Research For Distanceeducation
  • Staff Development In Distance Education
  • Staff Training Anddevelopment In Distance Education