Distance Education

Distance education is here to stay. I see distance education as an advancement of face-to-face and being implemented to meet the needs of our diverse learners. Distance provides alternatives and offers it users flexibility. I also agree with Dr. Simonson that distance education will continue to grow, but not in a revoultionary way (Laureate, 2008). Thre is no need to advertise or promote distance education, but there is the need to support these programs. Support can be provided in the form of how these programs are designed, accessed, used, researched, and accepted. I think distance education is going through the rate of adoption. There are concerns with distance education as there are with any new innovation.

Emmorfia

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). Distance education: The next generation featuring Dr. Michael Simonson [Video program].

Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusions of Innovation (5th ed). New York: Free Press.