# The Future High Education Distance Learning in Canada, the United States, and France: Insights From Before COVID-19 Secondary Data Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper examines how higher education distance learning is developing in Canada, the US, and France before the pandemic.

## Contribution

The paper redefines distance learning and compares country-specific strategies and challenges.

## Key findings

- Distance learning concepts and strategies differ significantly across the three countries.
- Current trends highlight the impact of evolving technology on educational practices.
- Challenges include adapting to new learning demands and infrastructure.

## Abstract

Evolving information and communication technology creates new spaces, learning
materials, and demands in training institutions. Higher education distance
learning (HEDL) responses to these transformations are miscellaneous and its
development strategies vary from a country to another. Interpreting before
COVID-19 secondary data, this article redefines the concept of distance learning
and analyzes HEDL supply in Canada, the United States, and France. It enlightens
its main current trends and challenges.