Distance education made its beginnings with struggle, with negativities, with doubts. Distance educators were seen engaged in a battle on all fronts: lack of recognition, lack of facilities, lack of infrastructure and tools. Time flies. Media and the Internet have changed the face of information dissemination. Distance is now measured in bytes rather than in metres and feet. In the words of Friedman, the world has become flat'. There will be more changes and transformations. Information will flow in ways that we have never imagined. Our learners will get greater opportunities of cognition and...