The present situation of distance education;
Admission requirements
The starting point for applying for an undergraduate course must be approved by the Ministry of Education. It is qualified to issue graduation certificates in ordinary universities, adult education, self-study exams, TV universities and online education. , and it is a junior college or undergraduate diploma issued by a school belonging to the national education series. To apply for the starting point of high school, you must have a graduation certificate of national education series such as ordinary high school, technical secondary school or normal school, technical school and vocational high school, or have an equivalent education.
entrance examination
Under the requirements of the relevant policies of the Ministry of Education, distance education is an independent enrollment and examination for colleges and universities, and colleges and universities will arrange entrance examinations according to their own training requirements and teaching conditions. But this kind of exam is a level exam, not a merit-based exam. Mainly to understand students' basic knowledge and learning ability, so as to ensure that students can adapt to the requirements of their major after entering school, and also to understand students' learning ability with the help of network and multimedia, so as to help students learn in a targeted manner. Most schools adopt the examination strategy of "lenient entry and strict exit". As long as they meet the basic learning conditions, it won't be too difficult to enter school. In addition, if you meet the relevant regulations, you can also enter the school without examination.
Charging method
The document of the General Office of the Ministry of Education "Several Opinions on Supporting the Construction of Distance Education in Some Colleges and Universities to Carry out Modern Distance Education Pilot Work" (Jiao Highgarden [2000] 10) stipulates that "students in distance education can charge according to the cost of education. Distance education must not be for profit. "
quality of teaching
Modern distance education has just started in China, which is an extraordinary "leap-forward" development, so there are some quality problems. Distance education basically has the following teaching modes: one is the same classroom teaching mode as the existing teaching mode, and the other is the combination of face-to-face teaching and network teaching; The other is the mode of separating teachers and students in time and space, and teaching is carried out entirely through the network or multimedia CD-ROM. Completely separated teaching is actually not a complete online education, but online self-study.
Wide in and strict out.
The enrollment conditions of higher distance education in pilot colleges are very loose, which is called "loose"; Only by passing the examination can we ensure the quality of distance education and the "gold content" of academic diplomas, which is called "strict examination".
development prospect
The development of distance education is a global trend phenomenon, which solves the problems of poor educational resources and resource sharing. Many countries have taken distance education as an important strategic decision.