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Development and Outreach of Quality Educational Multimedia Content at IGNOU to Meet the NEP 2020 Goals: Challenges and way forward

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Electronic Media Production Centre, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi-110068, India
  • 2National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi-110068, India
  • 3Electronic Media Production Centre, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi-110068, India

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 14, Issue (4), Pages 20-26, October,14 (2025)

Abstract

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), a premier ODL university with a national and international reach, follows a multimedia approach for instruction, which includes Audio-Visual (AV) Aids, and social media. The Electronic Media Production Centre (EMPC) at IGNOU is a Centre which extensively uses digital, satellite and Internet based technologies to produce, deliver and disseminate quality educational content to millions of its learners and the masses. It also designs innovative need-based interventions to meet the new and emerging challenges of the new age learners. This paper reviews the preparedness of EMPC in producing and delivering quality educational multimedia content and enhancing outreach in the changing scenario of educational needs of the learners in the light of the NEP-2020.It analyses and identifies the existing challenges in the way of maximizing access and reach of the audio and video (multimedia) content to the learners. The paper further recommends the new way forward with the vision of realizing the vibrant and immersive ODL ecosystem in the country.

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