The paper introduces five distance learningmodes and analyzes the most popular theories ofadult education, with a main focus on the Americanadult educationist Norhs. It also briefly introducessome other popular adult learning styles in the west,such as action learning, meditation learning, theorylearning and experiment learning. It points out thatdistance learning should be based on the uniquepsychological characteristics of the adults and itshould make full use of their learning experience.
