- Requirements: There are not a lot of requirements to get courses through distance learning, it is easy and available. You need only Internet and device such as mobile, tablet or personal computer. The old ways of delivering distance courses with radio, TV and correspondence are used till now, but computer technologies are gaining immense popularity among instructor and students. Too many options are available to distance learning candidates, including mixture of the traditional ways of tuition and recent technologies. The tools of distance learning fall into:
- Voice: Voice tools include interactive technologies of audio conferencing, and telephone.
- Video: Video tools include still images, moving images and moving images combined with audio.
- Data: Data is the main category of instructional tools, because it used to describe information that computer send and receive
- Print: Many print formats are available in distance education, including study guides, textbooks and workbook.
We can say distance learning depends on information technologies, and educational systems that plan to provide learning to students who are not present in a classroom sitting. The most important point in this advantage is that distance learning does not require commuting. Wherever you have access to computer and Internet connection you can study.
