Distance learning is also known as distance learning. This helps people who visit are not in a position, school or university or in person are located in other countries. Distance learning is mainly focused on technology, education, andragogy and pedagogy systems. This type of learning allows teachers and students communicate by e-mail or send chat messages. You are also able to determine when to meet online, because students and teachers come from different countries at different times have then.
The only reason to be physically present when the students are required to pass the exam. What is mixed or hybrid course of learning. There are different types of technologies to implement this type of training that are synchronous and asynchronous.
The synchronous method requires teachers, students and other participants at the same time present. Thus, this method is still time organization of each participant. The tools are used for this method, the telephone, Internet and video conferencing. On the other hand, the asynchronous method allows participants to be able to purchase their study materials on their own time. There is a place where the course materials needed to be downloaded, so that participants can easily download. The tools used for this method, tapes, e-mail, forums, printed, voicemail, fax and video.
There are also different types of degree distance learning are:
The correspondence is done by sending mail.
Conducted over the Internet either synchronously or asynchronously.
Distance learning broadcast or if the necessary information transmitted by television or radio.
CD-ROM, where you can hear the students or the contents of the CD.
Mobile learning in which students are capable of the content on the mobile phone or PDA to read.
Holistic learning in which we live, is integrated in-Education Group.
Since the development of distance education, the technologies have changed, because there are many developments in technology. Although radio is still used to know, because the distance to reach it. In other countries, radio has been used by children to be able to “School of the Air” to participate. FM transmitter is very useful because it is used to the various education programs, programs for farmers to spread science education, etc..
With the popularity of MP3 players, iPods, cell phones, it is easier for students to be able to save their course material and just to hear it, wherever they are. For some teachers to listen to their students or teaching tool in schools.
