the revolution of information technology in higher education
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370f. InfrastructureWBE will primarily require free access to Web to all <strong>the</strong> learners and hence government <strong>of</strong> India will haveto setup nation wide Fiber Optic Cable network.g. AccessEvery school will not have equal opportunity to <strong><strong>in</strong>formation</strong> because <strong>of</strong> access issues. The schools withfewer budgets will always face this problem. This is <strong>the</strong> major problem as per as India is concerned, as<strong>the</strong>re is big gap between poor & rich communities <strong>in</strong> India.h. DownloadThe learn<strong>in</strong>g material that appears on web needs to be downloaded will require more time. The speeddepends on <strong>the</strong> transmission methods & bandwidth, which is problem as per as India is concerned.4. ConclusionWith <strong>in</strong>troduction <strong>of</strong> Web Based Education at school level our children and youngsters will grow as“Computer kids”. Their exposure will get <strong>in</strong>creased due to which <strong>the</strong> Knowledge level will get def<strong>in</strong>itelyimproved. Use <strong>of</strong> Internet for <strong>education</strong> has a potential to change many aspects <strong>of</strong> our lives. In conclusionwe can say that WBE is Platform <strong>in</strong>dependent, convenient <strong>in</strong> access, cost sav<strong>in</strong>g, easily updated contentsand with emerg<strong>in</strong>g technologies it can be made more effective.Web-Based Learn<strong>in</strong>g adds human support through on-l<strong>in</strong>e tutor, <strong>the</strong>reby extend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> whatcan be effectively taught <strong>in</strong>to many new subject areas. In addition more support<strong>in</strong>g material can be madeavailable through web site l<strong>in</strong>ks to o<strong>the</strong>r documents and systems. With all <strong>the</strong>se important features<strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong> Web6 Based Learn<strong>in</strong>g system it will enhance <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>education</strong> <strong>in</strong> our country at alllevels i.e. Primary, Secondary and Higher Education.In develop<strong>in</strong>g societies like India <strong>the</strong> problem is not poverty, low production, low level <strong>of</strong> per capita <strong>in</strong>comeor GNP. The real problem is that we are not adequately and pr<strong>of</strong>essionally managed. Most <strong>of</strong> our <strong>in</strong>dustrialand service sector units are ei<strong>the</strong>r under managed or unmanaged. Therefore, what we need ismanagerialisation <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> our .eco-socio. system. This requires a large number <strong>of</strong>pr<strong>of</strong>essionally qualified managers. Through open and distance mode <strong>of</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g equipped with advent<strong>of</strong> modern <strong><strong>in</strong>formation</strong> <strong>technology</strong> we may develop a cadre <strong>of</strong> qualified managers to solve most <strong>of</strong> graveproblems <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.With <strong>the</strong> liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG) <strong>of</strong> economy, we are <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> transformationprocess from be<strong>in</strong>g a technically backward country towards be<strong>in</strong>g at par with rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 21stcentury. This transition phase has thrown up many challenges and opportunities which need to beexploited and managed to restructure <strong>the</strong> <strong>education</strong> system <strong>in</strong> general and management <strong>education</strong> <strong>in</strong>specific for a bright future. The strengths <strong>of</strong> IT advancements can be harnessed for re-fram<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>management <strong>education</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g this process.