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THE SUN MAGAZINE
NORTH EAST
New Delhi
October 15-31 '2000
Download a degree
A new e-learning portal 'openlearningworld.com' provides an
opportunity to get recognized degrees online.
Delhi based e-learning portal openlearningworld.com incorporates
the latest learning aids with the best tools of self analysis, and
offers optimized and effective online learning courses for
students. The site caters to those who wish to further their
career prospects, and also to professionals in different fields
who wish to enhance their competitive abilities,
openlearningworld.com has exclusive tie-ups with leading
institutes and universities to bring degree, diploma and
certificate courses online.
Some of these partner institutions include Manipal Academy of
Higher Education, All India Management Association, Institute of
Management Technology, Ghaziabad, and National Institute of
Advertising. The portal has already tied up with 13 institutions
and has 35 more institutions in pipeline, for future tie-ups.
"This is for the first time ever in India that online students
have an opportunity to get recognized degrees," insists Mr. Ashish
Jain, Chief Operating Officer.
The site offers various courses such as Bachelor of Business
Management (BBM), Diploma in Marketing Management, Post Diploma in
Advertising and Communications or PG Diploma in Management (PGDM)
and short term certificate courses in the various areas such as
Finance for non-finance managers or beginners, Venture Capital
Funding, Personality Development, Interviewing Skills,
Communication Skills, Marketing, Stress Management etc., all
online. It also promises diplomas in PR, E-commerce and other
fields related to information technology.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of the site, Mr. Anurag
Jain, the portal has used the latest technology, including
multimedia, to make screen based learning an easier option.
Further, for those who do not have access to internet, the
company would be offering the services at various centres all over
the India. The company is tying-up with over 100 centres for the
same. It also offers a personal page to each student to enable
him/her to access any information on any course on the portal.
"The degree courses offered by openlearningworld.com are priced
anywhere from 20-50 per cent cheaper than offline distance
education courses and claims to bag projects worth Rs. 25 crore
through tie-ups with 35 other institutes by the year end. It is
also targeting at 150 online courses by the end of year 2000.
Elaborating on the rational behind the introduction, Mr. Ashish
Jain (Chief Operating Officer), said "our constant and conscious
effort is to provide up to date information on various courses and
offer maximum exposure and convenience to our valued customers,
enabling them to get a degree via the internet from the comfort of
their homes and/or workplace. In a globally networked environment,
the cutting edge advantage of openlearningworld.com is to provide
a 'service with a difference' as we take care of the entire web
development, launching of the course, chat sessions and e-mail
facilities with excellent faculty of renowned institutes and
experienced people of the corporate world."
The portal has already tied up with books portal
firstandsecond.com to offer click through facility on their home
page. The portal is also targeting leading management consultants
to host their courses and lectures on web.
Affiliation
Openlearningworld.corn, the e-learning portal has exclusive
tie-ups with reputed Universi ties and Institutions to bring a
variety of degree, diploma and certificate online programmes
suited to your training and learning needs. Our e-learning
resources are developed by expert faculty from top Universities,
Institutions, Professional Training Companies and experts on the
web.
Along with our partner Universities/lnstitutions and faculty, we
deliver cost-effective online degree/diplomas, providing you with
updated information, and easier and faster learning and host of
e-learning tools.
* Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
* All India Management Association (AIMA)
* National Institute of Advertising (NIA)
* Institute of Management Technology (IMT Ghaziabad)
* Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar
* Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore
* Shri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore
* Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (Madhya Pradesh)
* Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi (JIMS)
* Infinity, New Delhi (Career Planning Institute)
* All India Institute of Management Studies, Chennai
opelearingworld.com has 35 Universities and Institutions in the
pipeline, for future tie-ups.
Fee
Fee of the course would vary depending on the institution and
the courses applied. The parameters for entrance of the courses
would be the same as the offline courses. The exams would be
conducted offline and the centre and details would be informed to
the students though e-mails. The degree would be equivalent to the
degree given to offline students.
Value added services
Further openlearningwold.com has a "subject expert channel"
through which students can get maximum knowledge and information
from a team of distinguished people from both academic
institutions like IMT, IIM, FMS, MDI etc., and multinational
corporations through chat sessions and e-mail facilities with
excellent faculty of renowned institutes and experienced people of
the corporate world.
The portal has already tied up with books portal
firstandsecond.com to offer click through facility on their home
pages. The portal is also targeting leading management consultants
to host their courses and lectures on web.
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