Exam Details
| Subject | Distance Education: Economic Perspectives | |
| 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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IES-317I
MASTER OF ARTS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION (MADE)
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Term-End Examination
December, 2016
ES-317 DISTANCE EDUCATION ECONOMIC
PERSPECTIVE
Time hours Maximu1Il Weightage 75%
Note: Answer all tile three questio1l).
All tile three questio1ls cam) equal weightage.
1. Answer anyone of the following in about 1200 words:
Distinguish between education as Investment and education as consumption. Justify how distance education can be considered as Longterm Investment.
Discuss fixed cost and variable cost in distance education with suitable examples.
2. Answer any four of the following in about 300 words each
Define Unit Cost. Distinguish between average cost and marginal cost.
Describe how distance education contributes to the Quality of Labour force.
Distinguish between Physical capital and human capital with suitable examples.
What is cost-benefit analysis? Can this be applied to education
Explain the state policy on distance education.
3. Answer anyone of the following in about 1200 words:
How can distance teaching system reap economics of scale, while expanding the course options and educational reach to many learners? Discuss it based on the cost-studies that you have studied.
How can distance teaching Institutions effectively utilise physical, financial and human resources so as to increase the efficiency in the system? Discuss with examples.
MASTER OF ARTS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION (MADE)
o
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
ES-317 DISTANCE EDUCATION ECONOMIC
PERSPECTIVE
Time hours Maximu1Il Weightage 75%
Note: Answer all tile three questio1l).
All tile three questio1ls cam) equal weightage.
1. Answer anyone of the following in about 1200 words:
Distinguish between education as Investment and education as consumption. Justify how distance education can be considered as Longterm Investment.
Discuss fixed cost and variable cost in distance education with suitable examples.
2. Answer any four of the following in about 300 words each
Define Unit Cost. Distinguish between average cost and marginal cost.
Describe how distance education contributes to the Quality of Labour force.
Distinguish between Physical capital and human capital with suitable examples.
What is cost-benefit analysis? Can this be applied to education
Explain the state policy on distance education.
3. Answer anyone of the following in about 1200 words:
How can distance teaching system reap economics of scale, while expanding the course options and educational reach to many learners? Discuss it based on the cost-studies that you have studied.
How can distance teaching Institutions effectively utilise physical, financial and human resources so as to increase the efficiency in the system? Discuss with examples.
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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