ERIC Number: EJ1066011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 10
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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Delivering Higher Education--A Case of Bangladesh
Hoque, Shah Md. Safiul; Alam, S. M. Shafiul
International Education Studies, v3 n2 p97-106 May 2010
At present a new era has evolved in the education sector by means of ICTs. Different ICTs are now set to become instrumental to help expand access to education, strengthen the relevance of education to the increasingly digital workplace, and raise educational quality by, among others, helping make teaching and learning into an engaging, active process connected to real life. The application and exposure to and deployment of ICTs fundamentally change the way education is conceived and delivered to students. ICTs are enablers that optimize student-centered pedagogical methods. Due to its easy accessibility this means of education has become very popular all over the world. Distance education has got a thrust after the evolution of ICT-based education system. This paper intends to give an idea about ICT-based higher education all over the globe and its applicability in Bangladesh. Finally, it analyses the responses from different user groups to query about the current status of the ICT-based higher education system Bangladesh.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Delivery Systems, Case Studies, Definitions, Questionnaires, Transcripts (Written Records), Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh
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