Importance Of Distance Learning

Chapter One
In chapter one, the concept of the separation of student and teacher is introduced as a very important characteristic of distance learning. The author presents the use of technology to bring education to everyone, no matter the location of the student. Distance education itself will change the way education is packaged and delivered to students. Though for remote learning to be successful, the technology used, must be easy for both the instructor and student. Distance education using telecommunications technologies to provide is an exciting emerging field. Though one should not rely on this type of technology as a solution to remedy the ills of education. The authors suggest, distance education specialists should strive to “understand technology and technological approaches that make the experiences of distant and local learners positive and equivalent”.
Chapter Two
Due to distance education being such a new way of reaching …show more content…
As introduced in chapter one, the separation of teacher and learner, the influence of an educational organization, the use of media to unite teacher and learner, the opportunity for two-way communication, and the practice of individualized instruction. Most researchers describe distance education traditionally as “ as taking place at a different time and in a different place”, whereas recent definitions, enabled by new interactive technologies, stress education that takes “place at the same time but in a different place”. What has also changed is the role of educational organizations in the distance education process has also been challenged. Chapter two give the example of open learning as a form of distance education that occurs without the influence of an educational organization. This is just one of the many issues educators continue to be debate as distance educators seek definitions to apply to a ever changing