distance learning courses ,Types

Types of distance learning courses

* Correspondence conducted through regular mail
* Internet conducted either synchronously or asynchronously
* Telecourse / Broadcast, in which the content is delivered via radio or television
* CD-ROM, in which the student interacts with computer content stored on a CD-ROM
* PocketPC / Mobile Learning where the student accesses course content stored on a mobile device wirelessly or through a server [14]
* Integrated distance learning, the integration of live, in groups or interaction with a distance learning program [15]

Distance education has come four to five 'generations' of technology in its history. [16] These are print, audio / video broadcasting, audio / video teleconferencing, the computer-aided instruction, e-learning / online learning, computer broadcasting / dissemination on the web, etc.. Yet the radio remains a very viable, especially in developing countries, because of its scope. Australian children in extremely remote areas participated in the School of the air "since the 1940s using 2 way radio [17]. In India the FM Channel is very popular and is used by universities, to broadcast educational programs of the variety of areas such as teacher training, rural development, programs in agriculture for farmers, science education , creative writing, mass communication, in addition to traditional courses in liberal arts, sciences and business administration. The increasing popularity of MP3 players, PDAs and Smart Phone has provided an additional means for content delivery of distance education, and some professors now allow students to listen or even watch video of a course as a podcast [18]. Some colleges have worked with the U.S. military to distribute entire course content on a PDA to deployed personnel. [19]

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