(1) Continuing education: The entrance examination for adult higher education is a national unified entrance examination, which is selected by the school according to the examination results and held once a year. There is no joint exam for the self-study exam. Candidates who take a single subject examination and pass a subject will be issued with a certificate of conformity. After all subjects are qualified, academic certificates will be issued.

(2) Distance education: independent enrollment and independent examination in colleges and universities. Colleges and universities will arrange entrance examinations according to their own training requirements and teaching conditions. However, this kind of examination is a level examination, not a merit-based examination, mainly to understand students' basic knowledge and learning ability.

2. Different learning styles:

(1) Continuing education: There are mainly full-time learning, amateur learning, correspondence learning and other learning methods. Self-study is mainly based on self-study, and you can also participate in self-study classes organized by other social training forces or examiners.

(2) Online education: you don't need to go to a specific place to attend classes, you can attend classes anytime and anywhere. Students can also learn from each other through various channels, such as TV broadcast, internet, special counseling hotline, class research club and face-to-face teaching (correspondence).

3. The enrollment targets are different.

(1) Continuing education: Admission conditions for self-study examination of continuing education: China people and citizens, regardless of gender, age, nationality, race and education level, can take the self-study examination in accordance with the Provisional Regulations of the State Council on Self-study Examination of Higher Education.

(2) Admission requirements for online education: The starting point for applying for the post-secondary education must be approved by the Ministry of Education, and you are eligible to issue graduation certificates for ordinary universities, adult education, self-study exams, TV universities and online education. , and obtain a junior college or bachelor degree or above issued by the school affiliated to the national education series.

Extended data:

Continuing education refers to all kinds of education received by people who leave formal education, take part in work and have adult responsibilities. It is an advanced supplementary education for professional and technical personnel to update, supplement, expand and improve their abilities.

Distance network education is a new educational model. Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has approved 68 universities such as Tsinghua University Distance Education and university of international business and economics Distance Education College to carry out the pilot work of modern distance education.

The above-mentioned pilot universities are allowed to carry out academic education and non-academic education through modern communication networks on the basis of campus online teaching. Students who meet the requirements of undergraduate and junior college graduation will be awarded higher education diplomas, which will be recognized by the state after electronic registration.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-distance education

Baidu encyclopedia-continuing education