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When it is education, distance does not matter
Distance education is playing a crucial role in the economic development of a country by meeting human resources as per its needs. Research studies have also proved that distance learning is result-oriented but unfortunately we do a great damage to it by having it discredited, writes Shabir Ahmad Mir
The idea that teaching and learning can successfully take place through electronic communication between teachers and students, who are widely separated by space and time is a concept that has inspired both hope and excitement. In advanced industrial countries with high rates of literacy and school attendance and with abundant post-secondary educational opportunities, we find a burgeoning literature, most of which touts the unlimited possibilities of this revolution in education. At its most basic level, distance education takes place when a teacher and student(s) are separated by physical distance, and technology (i.e., voice, video, data, and print), often in concert with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the instructional gap. These types of programs can also provide adults with a second chance at a college education, reach those disadvantaged in limited time, distance or physical disability, and update the knowledge of workers at their places of employment. Some of the potential benefits for distance learners in both developed and developing countries include the greater access to education that distance learning offers (above all to what is increasingly referred to as the non-traditional student), flexibility of scheduling, the possibility of proceeding at ones own pace, and the opportunity to study without having to travel, indeed without leaving home. At the same time it has a drawback that dropout rates are higher than in classroom-based courses particularly in Business Management and Computer Science (Ref.Chaudhary et al, 2001).
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