Information Technology and Construction of China's Distance E ducation System

This paper attempts a critical survey of the changes of the Distance E ducation brought by the Modern Information Technology, which have established Ne twork universities, developing Distance Education which is chances and challenge for universities, adult colleges and RTVUs.It attaches great importance to the development of the whole system of education and Distance Education which need o rganization innovation and cooperation because the pattern of Chinese education development is turning from extensive quantity expansion to intensive quality in scale. It also lays great stress on requirement of educational reform, esp. cou rse reform, based on which the RTVUs and the universities should build cooperate system which is harmonious, general, adaptable, total and operatable and in whi ch learners can be free to choose and re-choose and China's RTVUs will be one of important parts of World Modern Distance Education.