Distance learning is also known as distance learning. This helps people who are not able to personally school or university or in other countries. Distance learning has been focused primarily on technology, education, adult education and training systems. This type of learning allows teachers and students to communicate, is sending e-mails or instant messages. They are also able to set the time, they will learn about online, because students and teachers come from different countries with different time then.

The only reason to be personally present when the students are required to take the exam. What is said to ensure mixed or hybrid learning. There are different types of technologies to implement this type of training that are asynchronous and synchronous.

The synchronous method requires teachers, students and other participants to be present at the same time. Thus, this method requires the organization of time for each participant. The tools used for this method, telephone conferences, web and video. On the other hand, the asynchronous method allows participants to be able to purchase their study materials at their leisure. It is a place where the course materials needed can be downloaded that participants simply download. The tools used for this method, audio cassette, e-mail, forums, printed materials, voice mail, fax and video.

There are also various types of distance education degree are:

Correspondence is done by sending an e-mail.
Conducted over the Internet, either asynchronously or synchronously.
Distance learning broadcast or if the necessary information is passed from television or radio.
CD-ROM, or in which students read and hear, the contents of the CD.
Mobile learning in which students are able to read the content through their mobile phone or PDA.
Integrated learning in which we live is integrated group lessons.

Since the development of distance learning, the technologies have changed, because there are many trends when it comes to technology. Although radio is still used to know, because the distance that he can reach. In other countries, radio has been used by children to be able to participate in the “School of the Air”. The FM channel is very useful because it is used to distribute various educational programs, programs for farmers, science education, etc..

With the popularity of MP3 players, iPods, cell phones, it is easier for students to be able to save their course material and just to hear it, wherever they are. For some teachers to their students to hear or see teaching materials, even at school.

Although in its early days, the degree of distance education had some problems. Cheating during examinations and tests have always been a problem because the teachers did not observe in the situation, the student. So if this problem has become endemic to the students to be physically present to take tests and exams.