EST 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Micropayment, Technology Forecasting, Distance Education

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Distance learning: a program of instruction, which the teacher and learners are physically separated. Also known as: distance education, distributed learning, distributed education, open learning, open education. You can get as much education as you want on almost any topic online, but the diploma from online education is not worth as much. In many cases you are able to transfer these online credits to a physical institution to get a diploma at a fee. In either case good work ethic is needed to not accumulate massive amounts of debt. Physical geography: people are located in rural areas or too far away from educational institutions. Individual disability: people have an injury and/or an illness that prevents them from going to the educational institution. Audience outreach: enrollment is dependent on recognition, so attraction and advertisement of educational institution are vital. Institutional resources: supplies, tools, and overall resources for students may be limited by its cost or the size of the institution.