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Download full textJohnson, Martin; Majewska, Dominika – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022
This review uses research literature to outline the characteristics, benefits and disadvantages of formal, non-formal, and informal learning. There appears to be a consensus around the meanings of formal and informal learning. Formal learning broadly aligns with organised, institutionalised learning models (such as learning seen in schools),…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Informal Education, Models, Educational Cooperation
Craig, Scotty D.; Schroeder, Noah L.; Roscoe, Rod D. – Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, 2020
Technology is rapidly transforming how people learn and how training is provided. For example, in higher education, there are estimated to be nearly 6.7 million students enrolled in online education courses (National Center for Education Statistics Fast Facts, 2018). The dynamic and high-stakes nature of education and training software demands…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Best Practices, Organizations (Groups)
Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education, Leicester (England). – 1983
This descriptive state-of-the-art report presents a survey of recent distance learning developments in Britain, mainly by local colleges in the public education sector, and discusses the motivation and experience of adult learners. Distance learning in general is examined, and current models of provision and the audiences served by these programs…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Continuing Education, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems
