Four questions on education

1.
Looking at the increasing popularity of distance education as a higher studies mode, some people view that higher education does not need to be direct and it is good to phase out direct higher education.

• Why is it that great many people prefer distance learning to direct learning?
• Do you think replacing direct higher education facilities with distance mode is worth a try?


2.

E. learning has been able to win over the minds of millions across the world, and there are apprehensions that not many would go for direct learning in the long run.

• What are the factors that make e. learning attractive?
• Do you think the number of those who go for direct learning would come down in the long run?

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3.

There is a view that, since access to information of all types is possible for all thanks to the Net and media, higher education aspirants do not need to attend regular classes; instead they could prove their excellence by clearing exams set by universities.

• Do you think access to information is enough to make one off the classroom for long?
• Is qualification just a matter of clearing some exams set by an authority?


4.


The purpose of basic education as such, in the opinion of some academics, is to make one an independent learner so that over dependence on faculty and academic infrastructure could be minimized greatly.

• What in your opinion is the prime purpose of basic education?
• How right is it to ignore faculty and infrastructure?