Pendidikan Jarak Jauh

Abstract

There was a misconception among public over the nature of distance learning (PJJ). Many people considered PJJ as merely a correspondent institution. Fortunately, this misconception is vanishing. Not only does PJJ have much of the advantages of a convensional university, it has also the capacity of accepting a lot of students who otherwise have no opportunity to attend higher education. PJJ such as UT is cost effective and efficient. Yet JPP does have a weak point in high rate of attrition. Now, by taking active participation in research and development activities, PJJ begins to find out that there are certain education models which could elevate learning motivation and which might reduce attrition rate among the students of PJJ.