Distance Education Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean
Distance higher education has only relatively recently been established in some Latin American and Caribbean countries, as part of wider higher education reforms. It has steadily boosted enrollment since the 1970s but despite its growth and significance, the overall contribution and coverage of dist...
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Commonwealth of Learning
2018
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| Sumario: | Distance higher education has only relatively recently been established in some Latin American and Caribbean countries, as part of wider higher education reforms. It has steadily boosted enrollment since the 1970s but despite its growth and significance, the overall contribution and coverage of distance education are still marginal. However, the existence of distance education systems contributes to the increased complexity of higher level education in this region, allowing greater diversity in the use of technologies.
Distance education is a method for increasing access to higher education but it was initially characterised in Latin America by simple and predominantly low-quality education systems and learning resources, offering very limited institutional care for students. To policymakers, in general, distance education was regarded as a second-class education for citizens excluded from traditional higher education systems. However, over recent decades, distance education has undergone significant transformation, with the addition of virtual processes as well as greater innovation, standardisation, complexity, and differentiating processes within university systems. At a regional level, these new realities have resulted in increased public policy focus and the gradual growth of distance education as a more important sub-sector. |
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