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

Examples of distance learning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To support this concept of journalism, distance learning courses for further education were introduced. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Qatar’s Education Ministry ordered all schools and universities to switch to distance learning on February 28, the first day of the conflict. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026

Many districts canceled for the rest of the week, or transitioned to distance learning for the week. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026

The technology became a solution for distance learning during the pandemic and after, when events such as bad weather and illness can prevent children from physically attending school. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

In addition, Coursera is the platform some colleges and universities use for their distance learning matriculated degree programs. — Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for distance learning

• adjourning
• concerning
• discerning
• returning
• burning
• churning
• earning
• spurning
• turning
• yearning
• overturning