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Distance education has become the popular term to describe learning via ______.
telecommunications
The term ______ is used here to embrace a wide variety of media configurations, including radio, telephone and television.
telecommunications
Distance education refers to the ______ arrangement in which the learner and the teacher are separated by geography and time.
teaching-learning
Distance education is a planned ______ experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners interactions and certification of learning.
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Distance education has been applied to many institutional ______.
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The acceptance of distance education as an effective means through which high quality education can be provided has generated a wide range of some ______.
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The term ______ and Distance Learning are used synonymously in most literature.
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Open Learning has its root in the philosophy of ______ as enunciated by many nations of the world.
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______ Universities operate with the name Open Universities, such as the United Kingdom Open University.
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The idea of opening up access to larger proportion is that access to ______ and learning opportunities can no longer be regarded as a matter of philanthropy.
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According to UNESCO (2002), the term Open and ______ Learning reflects both the fact that all or most of the teaching is conducted by someone removed in time and space from the learner.
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This term refers to the nature of ______ and open education with special reference to its adaptability characteristic.
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Study Notes
Definition of Distance Education
- Distance education is a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners, interactions, and certification of learning.
- It involves learning via telecommunications, including radio, telephone, and television (broadcast, cable, and satellite).
- Distance education is a general term that describes any form of education received without the direct presence of the teacher, but usually with the aid of one or a combination of instructional media.
Characteristics of Distance Education
- The learner and the teacher are separated by geography and time.
- It is a teaching-learning arrangement that uses a wide range of technologies to reach learners.
- Distance education can be applied to many institutional methods.
Related Terms
- Open Learning: a solution provider that aims to make education available to all, regardless of factors such as gender, race, religion, social and economic status, geography, occupation, age, and working or non-working class.
- Flexible Learning: a term that refers to the nature of distance and open education with special reference to its adaptability characteristic, learner-centred, learner-friendly, and learner-committed.
Examples of Open Universities
- United Kingdom Open University (UKOU)
- National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
- Indira Ghandi Open University (IGNOU) and Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) in India
- University of South Africa (UNISA)
UNESCO's Definition of Open and Distance Learning
- Reflects both the fact that all or most of the teaching is conducted by someone removed in time and space from the learner and that the mission aims to include greater dimensions of openness and flexibility.
- Includes aspects such as access, curriculum, or other elements of structure.
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Test your knowledge of distance education, its meaning, and the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in it. Learn how telecommunications, including radio, telephone, and television, are used in distance education.
