现代远程教育在终生学习中作用的探讨

当今社会信息技术的进步对社会的发展产生极其巨大的影响，人在社会发展中的主体地位得到了确定。人在一生中不断学习，发展自己的潜能，不断选择未来被认为是人的基本权利。终生学习的重要性更加凸现，终生学习的观念已被普遍认同。由于信息技术突破时空限制，为教育大众化的同时更加个别化和个性化提供了日益先进的技术支撑。发展远程教育，成为构建终生学习体系中的一项重要内容。在上述背景下，文章讨论了终生学习的特征、实现终生学习的条件，远程教育在终生学习中的作用等问题。

Probes into the Functions of Modern Distance Education in Lifelong Learning

The development of information technology has greatly influenced the social development and man has got the main status in it. Human beings are unceasingly learning to development our potentials and unceasingly choosing the future, which are considered one of our basic rights, lifelong learning becoming even more important and the idea being universally acknowledged. Not limited in time and space, information technology is giving increasingly advanced technological support to the individuation in mass education. Therefore, the development of distance education becomes a major part in the system of lifelong learning. The characteristics of lifelong learning, ways to realize it and the function of distance education in it are discussed after the above analysis.