Evolving of information and communication based distance education system is began with learning management system (LMS). This type of distance education can be called as asynchronous model. Then, web conferencing software is added to the LMS, so synchronous model is obtained. After that, distance education is evolving from static to adaptive system. This adaptive system should be taken into ac...

Distance education is now an integral part of offering courses in many institutions. With increasing access to the internet, the importance of distance education will only grow. But, to date, the specific benefits that distance education brings to student learning objectives remain unclear. We first propose a framework that links student performance and satisfaction to the learning environment ...

Distance education is now an integral part of offering courses in many institutions. With increasing access to the Internet, the importance of distance education will only grow. But, to date, the specific benefits that distance education brings to student learning objectives remain unclear. We first propose a framework that links student performance and satisfaction to the learning environment ...

Dear editor-in-chief, The Future of Medical Education Journal The emergence of new theories of learning and education and a paradigm shift from being teacher-centered to student-centered alongside with advancement of novel communication technologies have set the grounds for modern human to use new methods of teaching-learning and free himself of the chains of time and place and keep on learning...

Introduction To determine if a theory has the ability to explain, predict, or describe, you conduct experimentation and observation to test inferences derived from the theory. For example, a general inference based on experience and research may be that “extroverted students are more successful in the traditional learning environment than the distance education learning environment” or “communi...

Distance Education is the new, global technology based education to facilitate easy, immediate learning and interaction for all communicators who are the teachers and students that involve the education program. Distance Education can provide wide-mass education for everyone, it leads people to learn individually and let responsibility of learning to the people. In addition to this; it is obvio...

Kochetkova Nina Alexandrovna, deputy principal of the MEI "Lyceum № 1 ". Abstract This article examines the experience of distance education technologies in Podolsky municipal district, Moscow region. During the past three decades distance education has become a global phenomenon of educational and informational cultures, changing the face of education in many countries around the world. A whol...

The Master’s of Public Health (MPH) degree is growing in popularity among a number of higher education institutions throughout the world as a distance education graduate program. This paper offers an overview of program design and development strategies that promote successful distance delivery of MPH programs. Design and development challenges are discussed in terms of type of distance deliver...

A project to create a lifelong learning community among health sciences library and information professionals by demonstrating the potential for using complementary technologies to provide access to a full range of educational experiences as recommended in Platform for Change, the Medical Library Association's educational policy statement, is described. The cooperative project brings together t...