FernUniversität Hagen has 40 years of experience in distance education. While the demand for distance education is increasing, the expectations of students are changing as well. Daniel Otto spoke to Professor Ada Pellert, president of the FernUniversität Hagen, about the revolution in distance learning, the shift form teaching to learning and the role of technology in the process.
The mission of distance education has nowadays shifted into the heart of higher education policy. 40 years ago when the FernUniversität was founded, distance teaching was rather at the periphery of the higher education system. Today, lifelong learning has come right into the mainstream and that…
