Development of Distance Education in Kazakhstan

A.Kaldarova
Group: CSSE 1508
Almaty 2016
Ministry of Education and Science of

the Republic of Kazakhstan
International University of Information Technologies
Department of Languages

which all the teaching-learning activities between students and teachers who

are living in different environment are conducted via communication technologies and traditional postal serviceis
Distance education is an education model in which the student and the educator are in different geographical locations and the courses are delivered via various communication media

learn
Better accessibility
Flexibility of choice
Self-motivation
Freedom & adaptability
Saves time & money

Disadvantages
Absence of

a teacher/instructor
Absence of a proper learning environment
Lack of motivation
Cannot generate as an alternate learning method

ago and going according to plan in accordance with approved

plans and government programs.

of learning at the end of 20th century. The first

distance education project was created in 1999 with co-authorship of Ministry of education of Russia and Ministry of education of Kazakhstan.

the legal framework for the implementation of distance learning. The

result of this work was adoption of state standard for distance education
According to State Educational Standard of Kazakhstan: “Distance learning technologies (DLT) can be implemented in higher education institutions. These institutions need to have licenses for any educational activity in all educational programs where using of DLT is not prohibited”

next 10 years government plans to allocate 1 billion USD

for e-learning development. In 2011 the e-learning project was launched in 44 education institutions in a pilot mode.

Conclusion
The main obstacles for the further development of

distance education in Kazakhstan are the low level of digital literacy of teachers, inadequate technical equipment in rural areas and non-system development of distance learning in universities. For eliminate these disadvantages are designed The National Education Development Program, that focuses on the union of all the educational resources into the national network and the gradual improvement of needed conditions for distance education development.