Anastácio Da Câmara, José Teodósio2022-01-312022-01-3120211646-9976http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/39104Distance Education is becoming very popular and important nowadays, not only due to the pandemic moment that we are living, but also due to the several advantages it offers over the traditional teaching models and a need there is for it. This article presents the main characteristics and concepts, as well as the relevance and the concerning sides of the Distance Education.engDistance EducationMultimediaVideo ConferenceCommunity of InquiryCognitive LearningSynchronous LearningAsynchronous Learningjournal article