The Contribution of Distance Learning on Country Development

Distance education can now be considered a viable means of providing higher education for many universities. In the study, the Student Perspective, student opinions were sought to assist in providing information that will help communities to develop themselves by creating or choosing a proper student evaluation instrument and procedures that will provide valid and reliable answers in order to make applicable decisions in a bid of country¿s development processes. A survey was developed that covered topics that could assist in identifying the framework needed for the web-based evaluation system. In order for distance education evaluations to provide the necessary information that will assist distance education programs in meeting student needs and continue to be a viable delivery means of education for universities, this study advocates entire distance education evaluation system and instrument modifications. It further recommends the revision of evaluations used for blended courses to prevent the loss of valuable information, the results to country¿s development.