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Distance Learning Saves You Time and Money
You can do distance learning programs using either audio or visual media. You can listen to an instructor through an audiotape in a distance learning setting. A third alternative is one-way satellite broadcasts that beam your lessons in a sophisticated setting.
The popularity of online learning programs is wonderful, but do not forget that some online programs are transitory. They are here today and gone the next day. You must target online degree institutions and programs that have been in existence for a while and have proved their worth to avoid wasting your money.
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Distance Education
Distance education, also called distance learning, is a method of offering education either through correspondence or other means of modern technology. Distance education focuses on delivering quality education for students who are not physically present. It enables students to receive education from at far-off places. Started in 1946, the University of South Africa is one of the oldest distance education universities.
The origin of distance education can be traced back to the 19th century (1840) when Sir Issac Pitman, the inventor of shorthand, came up with an idea of offering courses through mail. In the 1900s, a department for correspondence courses was started at the University of Chicago. In the later years, a number of universities also started such departments. Until 1969, distance education remained an important means of education in only a few countries. In 1969, the establishment of the United Kingdom’s Open University brought about a significant change in the field of distance education. A number of other open universities followed suit.
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