This document defines and discusses distance education. It provides two definitions: 1) Distance education is a formal educational process where instruction occurs when the student and instructor are not in the same place, employing technologies like correspondence, audio, video, or computer. 2) Distance education offers opportunities for learners to overcome time and place barriers to education through communication and evaluation by specialists. Distance learning is seen as more flexible for learners who control their learning without needing the instructor. The document traces the history of distance education from correspondence education in the 1700s using printed materials and letters, to today's use of technologies like videoconferencing.

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7. Defining Distance Education What is distance education or distance learning? Distance education is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are not in the same place. Distance education may employ correspondence study, or audio, video, or computer technologies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education

8. Defining Distance Education Distance education or distance learning? DE because it offers opportunities to learners to overcome the time and place problems that face them to engage to the educational process and it is communicated and evaluated by specialized individuals. DL is more flexible situation for learners than DE because the learners control their learning without needing to the instructor.

9. Defining Distance Education History of distance education and technology It occur in1700s in the form of correspondence education. Printed materials and letters.

10. Defining Distance Education History of distance education and technology Nowadays DE use different material such as videoconferencing. http://www.digitalschool.net/edu/DL_history_mJeffries.html

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