 |
What is Distance Education?
Distance education is a type of formal learning in which the
student and the instructor are not in the same place at the
same time. It may be synchronous or asynchronous. If distance
education is synchronous, instruction is given at a particular
time and, usually, at specific locations. If distance education
is asynchronous, instruction can be received by students wherever
and whenever they desire, as long as they have access to the
Internet or, in the case of correspondence education, to the
mail.
Distance education can be accomplished through one or more
of the following means:
- mail and post offices;
- telephones and voicemail;
- one-way or interactive radio, television, satellite, audio,
or video transmission;
- video cassette recorders (VCRs) or CD-ROMs;
- electronic mail (e-mail) and the Internet (e.g., Web-based
learning).
Many distance education programs also require occasional
attendance by the student on the campus of the college or
university offering the program.
Back to the top
|
|
