Surprisingly, distance education is quite an old concept. Its origins date back to the first
correspondence-based course, which took place via the postal service in Boston, USA, in …

The book Advances in Distance Learning in Times of Pandemic is devoted to the issues and
challenges faced by universities in the field of distance learning in COVID-19 times. It covers …

Web-based learning technologies have greatly expanded open, flexible, and distance
educational environments. Alongside this growth, efforts need to be made to meet the needs …

COVID-19's pandemic has hastened the expansion of online learning across all levels of
education. Countries have pushed to expand their use of distant education and make it …

Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, distance education became mainstream. Many
students were not prepared for this situation—they lacked equipment or were not even …

This unique and comprehensive overview of open and distance education is written by one
of the best known names in the field. It integrates historical, contemporary and future aspects …

1970. During the first implementation period it mainly concerned adults and education at
university level. In the recent years, through the internet development, distance education …

The COVID-19 Pandemic affected all sectors worldwide including education sector
changing the students learning environment at a large scale. In the education sector …

Education systems, educational institutions and educational professions, including those of
distance learning, can often be inward-looking, backward-looking and self-referential …

Owing to the exponential expansion of distance education during the last decade the
interest in this particular form of learning and teaching has grown in a remarkable way in …