Adult educators’ opinions on the new technologies in distance education impact of the gender and age

In this study, it was attempted to capture the views of the students participating in distance-based technology-supported adult education training programs for new forms of education. Although similar types of education programs are not unknown to active or potential Greek educators, due to the conservative and non-evolving nature of vocational education in Greece, they do not receive the recognition they deserve to the point of the modern technological and globalized era imposes. The findings showed that students assess their knowledge and competence in new technology as good enough, and state that they are moderately familiar with the process of distance education. They recognize that it is very important they are technologically trained, so that their participation in the program is successful and effective, as well as that the educator has to be the administrator of the technological and computing program, in order to technically guide them anytime that is deemed necessary by the procedure.