International Research journal of Management Science and Technology
ISSN 2250 - 1959 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9367 (Print) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMST
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TRENDS IN DISTANCE LEARNING
1 Author(s): SANDIP KUMAR GHOSH
Vol - 2, Issue- 3 , Page(s) : 59 - 64 (2011 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST
For centuries, education has been delivered at a specific, geographic location, such as a university. A key characteristic has been that the person who is delivering the lesson is in the same classroom/location and at the same time as the student. However, a need was recognized to make education available for people who lived and worked in remote areas, or who worked on jobs during normal school hours. Furthermore, there was a desire to educate special groups of students, such as women who were not admitted into male-only educational institutions or the physically challenged who were prevented from attending conventional schools. This gave birth to distance learning. Distance learning has its roots in the so-called correspondence education