flexible learning

Self-paced study options

Flexible learning is education that adapts to the learner's circumstances rather than demanding the learner adapt to it.

This typically means offering choices in when, where, or how students engage with material—online modules instead of fixed lectures, self-paced progression, or evening classes for working adults.

The university expanded its flexible learning options during the pandemic.

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adult education · independent study · microlearning · evening classes · night school · weekend classes · alternative education · community colleges · lifelong · self-paced · modules · blended · flipped classroom · virtual · online · hybrid · asynchronous · pathways

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curricular structure

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Mandatory foundational coursework

standardized curriculum

temporal/spatial constraints

flexible learningsynchronous learning

Education happening simultaneously

pedagogical approach

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Memorization through repetition

mass education

Family

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