Emerging technologies in distance education and their impact on the stakeholders — A case study on evolution of distance education at IIT Bombay

This document is written to give the chronology of technological evolution at IIT Bombay in Distance Education activity. Various technologies used are described in brief. The next technology have emerged out of some need that was unfulfilled in the previous technology used. A glimpse of future technologies likely to be used in distance learning are mentioned. The impact of distance education on different stakeholders like the teacher, participants, Remote Centers, Education System are then elaborated. In conclusion, it is established that the distance Education shall have a positive impact on the education system.