大力发展远程老年教育是普及老年教育的必然选择。上海、浙江、山东等地远程老年教育起步早、发展快,老年人入学率和老年教育普及率得到不断提高。相比之下,贵州等西部地区远程老年教育相对滞后,起步较晚,加快发展远程老年教育是适应老龄化加速发展、创新老年教育工作的重要手段,我们要以党的十八届三中全会精神为指导,抢抓大好机遇,奋力赶超,积极依托远程教 Vigorous development of remote geriatric education is an inevitable choice for popularizing geriatric education. Distance geriatric education in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Shandong started early and developed rapidly. The enrollment rate of the elderly and the popularization rate of geriatric education have been continuously improved. In contrast, distance education in the remote areas of Guizhou and other western regions lags behind and started relatively late. To speed up the development of long-distance education for the aged is an important measure to adapt to the accelerated development of aging and to promote education for the elderly. We should regard the third plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee Spirit as a guide, seize great opportunities, struggling to catch up, actively rely on distance education