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Distance teaching is spreading to almost all areas of
education and training as governments become aware of
its potential to deal effectively with many of the problems
they face. Governments have devoted significant resources
to solving deficiencies and developmental needs using
distance education techniques in such high-priority areas
as primary and secondary education and teacher education.
And they have recognized that such techniques are often
effective in meeting the education and continuing education
needs of such groups as professionals, the military, or
prison inmates.
At each level of education the issues that must be addressed
differ with the needs and circumstances of potential students
and with the type of distance education. In designing
solutions to the wide range of issues, distance educators
and policymakers need to consider such questions as these:
More resources:
Jung, I. July
2001, Issues and challenges of providing
online inservice teacher training: Korea's experience,
International Review of Research in Open and Distance
Learning: 2, 1. pp. 4-11.
Kawai, A.
2002. "The role of radio programmes
in Japanese post-war agricultural and rural development:
A lesson for vocational education and training".
Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Asian
Association of Open Universities, New Delhi, India, February
21-23, 2002.
Liang, Xiaoqing
2000. "TV Chinese Teaching Programs
for Students Overseas". presented in International
Distance Education and Open Learning Conference 2000.
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