LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 8 August 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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Effect of Online Education on Distance Learner's Achievement at AIOU

Madiha Islam, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)
Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Ph.D.
Mian Baqar Hussain Qureshi, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)
Nuzhat Kalsoom Shahzadi, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)

Abstract

Online education is the development and production of the personal computer, the globalization of thoughts and other human acts of people. Audio, video, computer, and networking technologies are often collective to create a multifaceted instructional delivery system. The study aimed 1) To identify the access of OLIVE for distance learner. 2). To explore the use of OLIVE on achievement of distance Learner.3). To enlist the problems faced by distance learners in OLIVE. A sample of 60 students of PGD (CS) was taken. A questionnaire was used as a research tool for the collection of data. Collected data were analyzed by percentage and mean score. Main findings of the study revealed that online learning enhances the quality of learning and improves learning skill of the distance learner. Online education increases motivation and collaborative learning encourages competition. It was recommended that the online course developer, instructor, or teacher should focus on designing online learning environments that support exploratory and dialogical learning. Exploratory and dialogical learning environments engage learners in online learning activities that require collaboration, communication, social interaction, reflection, evaluation, and self-directed learning.

Key words: Online education, OLIVE, Achievement, Distance learner

INTRODUCTION

Allama Iqbal Open University is a pioneer institution in non-formal and distance education in Pakistan. AIOU provides an opportunity for working people to upgrade their qualifications without giving up their jobs or homes. In Pakistan, distance education is particularly friendly to the female population as it offers them an opportunity to study at home. Similarly, people living in the tribal and far-flung areas far from conventional educational institutions, have a chance to be educated. Allama Iqbal Open University in its new paradigm, distance education encompasses and relies on the use of information and communication technologies.

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Madiha Islam, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
Pakistan
madihaislam14@gmail.com

Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Mass Education
Sarhad University Islamabad
Pakistan
javediqbal1941@yahoo.com

Mian Baqar Hussain Qureshi, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
Pakistan
mianbaqar@gmail.com

Nuzhat Kalsoom Shahzadi, Ph.D. Scholar (Education)
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
Pakistan
Prevp7@gmail.com
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