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The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution brings particular challenges to education systems around the world. These challenges are in three broad areas. The first has to do with participation in the information society, the second is ICT impact on access, cost-effectiveness and quality of education, while the third is to do with the way that ICT changes the education process.


The various types of learning noted by researchers and educators fall into three general categories:

1. Formal learning takes place in schools and higher education institutions providing systematic education.

2. Non-formal learning occurs outside the formal education system but is nevertheless an organised event with specific target groups or clients and learning objectives. This includes ‘continuing education’, ‘adult education by distance education or social interactive education’, ‘professional training,’ ‘literacy programs’ and other organised programmes. Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE)


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