Open AccessDistance education, universities and Ghana in context
Author(s) -
Theophilus Aquinas Ossei-Anto
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47963/jem.v5i.400
Subject(s) - distance education , context (archaeology) , icts , space (punctuation) , public relations , political science , field (mathematics) , information and communications technology , sociology , pedagogy , knowledge management , geography , computer science , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics , law , operating system
Today's world thrives on knowledge-based economy, which in turn is catalyzed in all spheres by Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), We are, therefore, better placed now to keep abreast with the emerging trends in Education. As educators, we can use the cutting egdes of ICTs to reach out effectively and efficiently to the many aspiring learners in the field any time and at any place, even. teachers and students are separated by time and space. This is the trust of Open, Distance and Flexible Education (ODFE). This article seeks to dwell on the basics of ODFE as practised by some selected institutions (universities) worldwide and zooms in to examine how Distance Education (DE) is currently perceived and operated in Ghana.