My Definition of Distance Education
Distance education is using a form of media such as audio, video, teleconferencing, printed and written materials, and computer communications and programs to teach and help students learn educational information or material without having to communicate or interact face-to-face with an educator, instructor, professor, teacher, or mentor. As I continue to learn about Distance Education, I will expand upon my definition of Distance Education to incorporate new concepts and ideas as my definition grows.
I revised my definition of distance education as being “A field of education that uses technologies to reach and teach learners at a distance, and it is designed to encourage learner interaction and the certification of learning.”
My final revised definition of distance education is “a formal educational process under which the institution provides instructional materials, by mail or electronic transmission, including examinations on the materials, to students who are separated from the instructor. Interaction between the instructor and the student is limited, is not regular and substantive, and is primarily initiated by the student; courses are typically self-paced.”
I revised my definition of distance education as being “A field of education that uses technologies to reach and teach learners at a distance, and it is designed to encourage learner interaction and the certification of learning.”
My final revised definition of distance education is “a formal educational process under which the institution provides instructional materials, by mail or electronic transmission, including examinations on the materials, to students who are separated from the instructor. Interaction between the instructor and the student is limited, is not regular and substantive, and is primarily initiated by the student; courses are typically self-paced.”