Editorial - Global Diversity of Distance Education

Distance Education

The field of distance education has changed dramatically in the past ten years. Distance education, structured learning in which the student and instructor are separated by place, and sometimes by time is currently the fastest growing form of domestic and international education. What was once considered a special form of education using nontraditional delivery systems, is now becoming an impor...

GRID Technologies => 'Education' = 'Distance Education'

This paper discusses the new possibilities that Grid technologies create in education, presents current learning paradigms and makes a prediction about the way in which Grid technologies may affect the future of education. The case of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) is presented and the current educational technologies and tools used are illustrated. The paper also presents a scenario for th...

Editorial: Going global.

‘A description of the organisms found in South Russian sour milk products is not new to Russian literature. For example, fermented milk from the district of Don has been examined, and it has been found that both lactic and alcoholic fermentation products are present... A preliminary examination of Kuban fermented milk (Kuban being adjacent to the district of Don) showed that its bacteriological...

Directorate of Distance Education

History of Distance Education