Another factor which
developed distance between the two countries was Indo-Soviet Union 'Treaty of Friendship' which strengthened India's defence and anti- Pakistan policy in region destabilize Pakistan and greater Afghanistan.
The Statute also required by law that universities that design online courses also establish distance education centers and to submit all newly
developed distance courses for approval through their various University Senates.
Fitzpatrick
developed distance learning strategies and clinical simulation initiatives with a focus on scholarship and research.
It is against this background that UWI
developed distance education (DE) initiatives to help level the playing field and facilitate increased access to tertiary education by noncampus countries of the OECS (OECS, 2013).
These were divided into four categories: programs that were actively delivering
developed distance education courses, those that were developing them but not delivering any, those who were considering this but not active at the time, and programs who were not considering distance education in any capacity.
Electronic file courses and tutorials derived from carefully
developed distance education materials are new, as are the "guided tour" through hypertext and hypermedia, in which the "guide" not only determines the path, but also the type and number of "objects" that are to be "visited" (Holmberg, 2003).
Dean of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr Mike Klag explained that Johns Hopkins had
developed distance learning programmes over many years to meet demand around the world.
She has
developed distance learning courses and teaches technical and professional communication online.
Human cultures
developed distance communication technologies long before the current electronic era.
At the same time, some of the universities
developed distance education to help teachers enhance their qualifications (Evans, 1995).