Distance Education as a Tool for Development: The Prospects Of Private Distance Education In Ethiopia

Abstract

The major aim of this paper is to analyze the role of distance education for development effort in an Ethiopian context. The study of this paper shows the gap between the demand for Open and distance learning and its supply. The study shows that Ethiopia didn’t utilize the Open and Distance learning modality to the potential it has or to the extent that other African countries benefit from it. There are technical and policy problems related to this disparity. As the study indicates there is a close relationship between education and development. It reveals that the spread of educational opportunities could be enhanced through open and distance learning. The paper identified problems of Private Open and Distance learning in Ethiopia and recommendations are forwarded