Abstract

In the year 2002, the federal experiment on creating and developing the system of distance education in Russia came to its end. This fact provokes the author to analyze the first outcomes of the beginning era of computer-based-learning in this country. The paper aims to review the development of distance education in the context of past and present difficulties, describe three main forms of distance learning technologies used in the country: case, Internet, and telecommunications; and outline the main forces and social needs that are turning distance education into one of the dominant strategies in modern Russian higher education.

Citation

Yakushkina, T. (2004). Seven Years of Distance Education in Russia: First Outcomes. International Journal on E-Learning, 3(2), 5-9. Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 1, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/2398/.

© 2004 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Keywords

• Distance Education
• Internet
• Learning Outcomes
• Networking Technologies
• Professional Development