| Abstract: | Abstract Among the many distance education systems in France, one is the oldest in the world in higher education. Back in 1963, the first system was created as an extension to the five universities to which they belonged and others were created year after year so that there are now 22 such systems, called Centres de Télé‐Enseignement Universitaire (CTU). At first they made use of correspondence, books and radio, and later they adopted sound cassettes, thus becoming the first multi‐media systems in the field. Still later, other media such as TV, computer software and courseware, and telematics were added, but sound cassettes remain one of the basic tools. Accordingly I have decided to devote this article to them. |
