UNIDAD DE ESTUDIOS ADISTANCIA
INGENIERIA EN MARKETING
MODULO:
INGLES APLICADO
LCDA. JENNY MUOZ CORNEJO M. Sc.
ALUMNO:
KATHERINE FERNANDA PADILLA
BAZANTES
PARALELO:
MARKETING V
AO LECTIVO
2017-2018
Distance education
Distance education is a form of teaching in which students do not require
physical assistance to the place of study. In this teaching system, the student
receives the study material (personally, by mail, email or other possibilities
offered by the Internet), allowing the educational act is used in new techniques
and learning strategies focused on the student, thus promoting self-learning and
self-management, that is, it is a flexible and self-directed education, whose main
tools are communication and information technologies.
Depending on the study center, students can go physically to receive tutorials,
or they must do face-to-face exams. There is distance education for any level of
studies, but the most usual is that it is given for university studies.
Distance education is characterized by the flexibility of their schedules, since
the same student organizes his study time, which requires a certain degree of
self-discipline. This flexibility of schedules is sometimes limited in certain
courses that require online participation in specific hours or spaces.
Benefits
A great benefit of distance education is that it meets the needs of
students who would not otherwise be able to attend face-to-face classes,
due to distance or time constraints. One of the greatest benefits of
distance education is flexibility.
Distance education programs allow greater access to learning and
promote lifelong learning. Distance learning allows students to choose
from a broader set of academic institutions for their lifelong learning.
Distance learning schools enjoy better marketing, which means that
more students ultimately in the place that is and at any time, can attend
them.
Distance education also allows for greater compensation and promotion
potential.
Another benefit of distance education for students is the ability to do
teamwork in interactive groups. Students have the opportunity to
communicate with other people from different backgrounds and to listen
to a wide variety of experts from around the world.
Advantage
Eliminates geographical barriers, the population can access this type of
education regardless of where it resides.
It is accessible for adults with postponed studies.
Provides flexibility in the schedule since there is no exact time to access
information, which facilitates the organization of the student's personal
time, respecting family, social and work life.
Reduce costs by avoiding relocation expenses or residence in a different
place.
It incorporates technological tools for the management of information,
which are necessary to perform professionally in society in constant
change, such as virtual platforms.5
The student develops a high capacity to self-regulate their own learning,
thus favoring their attitudes and values of responsibility, discipline and
commitment to achieve autonomy.
The role of the student is active because he develops important
intellectual strategies to perform collaborative tasks, communicate
effectively, be creative and innovative.
Disadvantages
Difficult to transmit and preserve certain attitudinal content to improve
socialization.
Generally, the change to a system of distance education requires
students to adapt specifically: they must learn to use specific didactic
materials and virtual classrooms, communicate with their teachers and
with other students through the media and be able to organize your study
time to combine personal, work and academic life.
They also lose other objectives of the affective and attitudinal field,
training and change of attitudes of students as well as those of the
psychomotor area that do not attend to capacities that are expressed in
writing, are usually achieved more effectively through personal contacts.
By eliminating social interaction in the presence of communication is
reduced to a single channel and is less profound, so it is possible that the
student is isolated and demotivated, before this, it is necessary an active
intervention of the tutor.
The diversification and expansion of the educational offer of different
courses and levels is increasing although it has not been possible to
cover 100%.
It offers limited direct exchange of experiences that provides the teacher-
student and student-student relationship.
Possible delays in feedback (feedback) and rectification of possible
errors.
