DISTANCE EDUCATION

1. DISTANCE
EDUCATION

2. WHAT IS DISTANCE
EDUCATION
Education that take places when the
instructor and student are separated by
space and/or time. The gap between the
two can be bridged through the
technologies

3. HISTORY
• Developed in mid-eighteenth century
• Issac pitman
• University of London

4. ADVANTAGES
• Pursue a job along with studies
• Save time
• Save money
• Can study Whenever , Wherever
• Learn at your own style

5. DISADVANTAGES
• Chances of distraction is high
• Hidden costs
• Complicated Technology
• Quality of faculty
• Credibility of Degrees

6. TECHNOLOGIES
PRINT AUDIO VIDEO COMPUTER
Correspondence Audio conferencing Tele-courses Self-paced
packages
Print materials Voice mail Videotapes Web conferencing
Fax One-way video Internet, email,
www
Video conferencing Collaborative
software
CD-ROM

7. UNIVERSITIES
• Kannur Univerisity
• MG Univerisity
• Univerisity of Calicut
• Univerisity of Kerala
• Bharathiar Univerisity