distance learning

noun

variants or less commonly distance education
: a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, email, mail, etc., to have classes

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Pulling a program together Pali High’s administration had to scramble to piece together a distance learning program. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The Department of Education has issued its final rules for requiring how distance learning programs at U.S. colleges report student outcomes, enrollment and reliance on federal aid. Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Distance learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distance%20learning. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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