correspondence courses
Learn by mail
Correspondence courses are educational programs conducted remotely, with materials and assignments exchanged by mail or electronically between student and institution.
Before online learning, correspondence courses were the primary form of distance education: She earned her degree through correspondence courses while working full-time.
The term now sounds somewhat dated, largely replaced by "online courses."
- home studyLearning outside the classroom
- e-learningInternet-delivered instruction
- telecoursesEducational programs via broadcast
- modulesSelf-contained system components
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
electives · flexibility · study guides · independent study · education · lifelong learning · virtual classrooms · self-paced learning · vocational training · evening classes · night school · adult learners · career change · blended learning · certificate programs · flexible learning · summer schools · open universities
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- learning resourcestutorials, library, textbook, guides, study guides
- prison programsGED classes, GED programs, vocational training, life skills, drug treatment
- worker educationtrade schools, vocational training, apprenticeships, technical schools, technical education
- Soviet educationstate schools, state education, state universities, compulsory education, political education
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
correspondence coursesclassroom instruction
Teaching in school setting
day school · hands-on training · traditional schooling · boarding school · workshop training
correspondence coursesSocratic dialogue
Inquiry through successive questions
apprenticeship · one-on-one instruction · synchronous learning · hands-on training · mentorship
correspondence coursesself-study
Learning independently, without guidance
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