Continuing education is also an important part of lifelong learning system. With the world economy and society putting forward higher requirements for continuing education, the practice field of continuing education has been developing and the research scope has been expanding and deepening.
In particular, the idea of lifelong education has been accepted by more and more people, and the position, function and methods of continuing education in the economy and society have been preliminarily understood and practiced, and the scientific research of continuing education has also made great progress.
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First, the advantages of education
1, low tuition: the self-study exam for higher education is much cheaper than the tuition for one academic year in ordinary colleges and universities.
2. State-recognized academic qualifications: Self-taught academic qualifications are recognized by the state, and self-taught graduates enjoy the same treatment as similar graduates in ordinary colleges and universities.
3. National Recognition: At present, 43 overseas countries have recognized China's self-taught diploma, including mutual recognition of academic qualifications and credits.
4. Admission is wide and strict: high school graduates or those with equivalent academic qualifications can enter the school directly without the entrance examination, and the number of places is not limited by the national plan.
5. Free choice of major: Candidates can freely choose their favorite major according to their hobbies, specialties and potential abilities.
Second, the category of education.
1, distance network education
Distance network education is a new educational model. Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has approved 68 ordinary universities such as Tsinghua University Distance Education and university of international business and economics Distance Education College to carry out modern distance education pilot work, allowing the above-mentioned pilot universities to carry out academic education and non-academic education through modern communication networks on the basis of online teaching.
2. Adult college entrance examination
National unified examination for enrollment of adult colleges and universities (referred to as "adult college entrance examination"). The examination is divided into three levels: from junior college to undergraduate (referred to as junior college), from senior high school to undergraduate (referred to as junior college) and from senior high school to junior college (referred to as junior college). Adult higher education is a series of national education, which is included in the national enrollment plan and recognized by the state.
3. Self-study exam
The self-study examination of higher education is a national examination of higher education for self-learners, which is the product of the combination of individual self-study, social assistance and national examination. The self-taught examination system was established in 198 1 year. Self-study examination has spread to 365,438+0 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the military system and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, and it is the largest open form of higher education in China.
4. TV University
Open education in RTVU is a form of education relative to closed education. Its basic characteristics are: taking students and learning as the center, eliminating and breaking through the restrictions and obstacles to learners. For example, open education does not have too many restrictions on age, occupation, region, education and so on. Anyone who has a certain cultural foundation and is interested in learning can apply for admission without taking the entrance examination.
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