India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that a number of Indian universities will be allowed to offer online degree programs beginning in the 2018/19 academic year. However, there are still a number of restrictions in place: Programs that involve lab courses or other practical components will not be offered in distance education mode. Online courses can only be offered in subjects already taught by universities. In addition, online degree programs will be offered only by accredited universities that have been operating for at least five years and which were included among the top 100 in national rankings for two out of the last three years. Online programs are also mandated to combine video lectures with discussion forums. The UGC considers the expansion of online programs an important step in increasing the country’s tertiary gross enrollment ratio from 25.2 percent to 30 percent by 2020.
Times Higher Education
June 6
June 6
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