DISTANCE LEARNING IN EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION

In many European countries distance education has a long tradition. Such a degree of openness and flexibility will be offered by few higher education institutions, mainly by Open Universities which is concentrate exclusively on distance education. This article is focused on distance education in European higher education. It analyzes and compares the development of distance learning, supply of study options in higher education in European countries; covers the development and conditions of distance learning in European countries. The carried out analysis shows that currently there is an emphasis on life-long learning and the development of distance learning has become a priority. It can be stated there are significant differences in the development of distance education in higher education in individual European countries.