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Current and Fu ture Trends 1n Distance
Higher Education
The current context and future trends in higher education provide chances
and challenges and at the same time require any distance higher education
institution to act by considering a number of aspects and context in national and
global sphere . Internationalization and globalization become important natural
phenomena in higher education sector as a result of the increasing convergence
and economic and life inter-dependence in global context ((van Fught, van der
Wende & Westerheijden, 2002). Actually, these have been long-time trends in
higher education , as old as the existence of higher education system itself. In its
historical development, students , lecturers and researchers from one institution
have visited and stayed for a certain period of time in other institutions to learn,
share ideas , and find new knowledge.
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