Share Paper: The effects of lifelong learning attitudes on distance education in Japan

  1. James Goddard, Kitasato University, Japan
Wednesday, October 17 4:15-4:45 PM Las Vegas Ballroom 2

Abstract: Online distance education/e-learning has been the most rapidly growing sector of higher education in most industrialized countries, especially among adult learners. Meanwhile in Japan, e-learning has been static or shrinking since 2005. In the literature, factors have been identified that influence the demand for e-learning in other countries and some of those factors are compared to the Japanese context. In Japan, the literature recognizes logistical matters and perceptions seen to be negatively affecting the attractiveness and success of e-learning at all levels. In the case of adult learners, continued education/lifelong learning itself has been raised as a key issue as ...