Role of Distance Education in Human Resource Development

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to describe the role of distance education in human resource development. This is a conceptual paper which conceptualise how human resources are getting benefitted by open distance learning particularly in India. The paper highlights how distance education meets the need of majority of people who cannot get the opportunity to study in regular course programme and for those who want to pursue their knowledge ahead. Distance education or continuing education helps in increasing the level of literacy, education and skills in the country which can help in meeting greater employment opportunities and increasing incomes which ultimately leads to raising the level of human resource development in the country.