DISTANCE EDUCATION

DISTANCE LEARNING
INTRODUCTION

• Distance education is an alternative mode for receiving the highest

professional and technical education which distinguishes from
conventional campus based mode of learning.
• Distance education is a formal educational process in which
majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are
not in same place.
DEFINITION

Distance education , also called distance learning , is the education of students

Who may not always be physically present at a school. Traditionally, this
usually involved correspondence courses wherein the student corresponded
with the school via mail, Today , It involves online education.

Online distance education also meets the needs of students who prefer more
independence in their learning. ( Leasure, Davis, and Thievon,2000)
OBJECTIVES:
• To advance and disseminate learning and knowledge by a diversity of means.
• To provide a second opportunity to study to those who missed such an
opportunity earlier.
• There is shortage of scientific and technical manpower in some countries and
the tradition system is unable to cope with the demand
• To improve the quality and standarad of education
• It reduces pressure of the secondary education students.
• It facilitate the provision of our constitution ie equalization of education
opportunity.
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY(OBJECTIVES):

• To provide opportunities for higher education to a large population.

• To promote the educational standarad.
• To encourage the system of distance education.
• To coordinate and determine the standarad of education of the country.
DISTANCE
LEARNING PROS
AND CONS
Lots of versatility

Numerous options for schools

Lowered costs

Learn while working

CONS
Lack od social Conversation

Format isn’t well suited for all students

Some companies don’t recognize online

levels

Needs flexibility to technology

Challenges of Distance Education
TECHNOLOGY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

Synchronous Asynchronous
learning learning
ADVANTAGES:

• Cost efficiency
• Audiovisual capacity
• Two way possibility
• Online possibility
DISADVANTAGES OF DISTANCE LEARNING
DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

• Print technology

• Computer technology

• Video technology

• Audio technology
RESEARCH AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

• Research comparing distance education to tradition

face to face instruction indicates that teaching and
studying at a distance can be as effective as
traditional instruction.
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