Abstract:

In the context of globalization, rapid technological changes and shifting market condition, the current educational system is challenged with providing increased educational opportunities for adults without increased operational expenses. Many educational institutes of the world today are facing this challenge by adopting distance mode of education system. At its most basic level, distance education takes place when the teacher and students are separated by physical distance and technology (i.e.: voice, video, data and print), often in concert with face-to-face communication, is used to bridge the "Instructional Gap". This paper explores to identify the best available technologies to support and disseminate knowledge to the learners as a proper substitute of on-campus teaching, taking into consideration a model developed by Johansen (1991). In addition, in the present study the researchers have made efforts to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the use of distance education technologies from the perspective of teachers, students, administrators, and professional support staffs in some private and public universities of Bangladesh.