Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
distance learning
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It may also be achieved through distance learning, where the course is assessed and/or leads to a further qualification.
▪ Programmes can combine face-to-face activities, distance learning and action learning.
▪ Regular contact with, and support from, Henley is a vital aspect of a distance learning course.
▪ The programme is structured around periods of residential study supported by distance learning material.
▪ The universities could coordinate distance learning packages for their graduates in various hospitals, although this would have funding and manpower implications.
Wiktionary
distance learning
n. education obtained remotely, often involving written correspondence material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.
Usage examples of "distance learning".
Now, though, professors and primary and secondary teachers were too expensive to be supported (at any price) anywhere, since canned, AI-directed distance learning had taken over even in the Third World.