The present article discusses the principles of distance education and factors affecting its quality, explores opinions of Russian residents on distance education and analyses its usage in the EU countries, and also identifying strengths and weaknesses of distance education and the effectiveness of its use in Russia.
distance education, principles, factors, information technologies, quality, society.
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