| distance learning n. Education in which students take academic courses by accessing information and communicating with the instructor asynchronously over a computer network. Also called distance education. |
| Main Entry: | distance learning |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an educational system, often postgraduate, in which students have minimal or no residency at the institution itself; also called [distance education], correspondence course |
| Example: | Electronic media have pretty much replaced correspondence for distance learning. |
| Etymology: | 1972-77 |
| Main Entry: | distance learning |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See telelearning |