我国现代远程教育工程已全面启动，各省市正在制定适合本地实际的中、长期规划。文章以天津市为个案讨论了现阶段我国现代远程教育的主体、重点、对象、主要任务和难点，并提出充分利用全国广播电视大学的教育资源，走联合办学之路，是推动现阶段我国现代远程教育发展的一条捷径。 China’s modern distance education project has started in an all-round way, and all provinces and municipalities are formulating mid- and long-term plans that are suitable for the local reality. The article takes Tianjin as a case to discuss the main body, the key point, the object, the main task and the difficulty of the modern distance education in our country at this stage. It puts forward that making full use of the educational resources of the National Radio and Television University and taking the road of joint school running is the key to promoting modern China’s modern A Shortcut to the Development of Distance Education.