1. Correspondence: It is a learning form of adult higher education and belongs to a learning level of higher education.

2. Network education: It is a new educational method with the development of modern information technology.

Second, the characteristics are different.

1. correspondence: according to the teaching plans of various majors, teachers will be sent to various correspondence stations to organize face-to-face lectures and examinations during winter and summer vacations or national legal holidays.

2. Online teaching: it is compatible with traditional teaching forms such as face-to-face, correspondence and self-study, and it is an educational method that combines various media.

Third, the advantages are different.

1. Correspondence: I was admitted to colleges and universities through the national adult college entrance examination, and I issued an admission notice. Belonging to the national education series, the state recognizes academic qualifications, participates in the national unified adult college entrance examination, and is accepted by all provinces and autonomous regions.

2. Online education: The advantage of distance education is that it can break through the limitations of time and space; Provide more learning opportunities; Expand the teaching scale; Improve the quality of teaching; Reduce the teaching cost.

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