Download or read book Open Universities written by Ai Mee Seet and published by Institute of Southeast Asian. This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today it is recognized the world over, and especially in Asia that education has not only a social and moral function but it is also an economic necessity. The education system generaly provides limited access to the rural poor and other disadvantaged groups, and to a certain extent contributes to inequalities in society. How does one provide wider access to education to the rural poor, to working adults, to women at home and to disadvantaged groups?