A few words on the development of distance education in Brazil: Interview with João Mattar

Abstract

Professor Joao Mattar has been involved in e-learning and in the development of distance education for many years and recently became President of the Brazilian Association of Distance Education (ABED). He explains that Brazil now has more distance students than face-to-face students. However, the quality of distance education is being questioned by the current government, which is holding back its development, as highlighted by a comparison with the situation in other countries.