online learning
Internet-based study sessions
Online learning is education delivered through the internet rather than in physical classrooms.
Students access course materials, lectures, and assignments remotely, often on their own schedule.
The term covers everything from university degree programs to informal tutorials: She completed her MBA through online learning.
Also called e-learning or distance learning.
Distant or controller
- MOOCMassive online open course
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- home studyLearning outside the classroom
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
telelearning · distributed · international students · time zones · degree program · certification · accreditation · Khan Academy
Raised flat structure
- LMSEducational course hosting software
- coursewareEducational software package
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
- virtual classroomOnline educational meeting space
video lecture · streaming · multimedia · cloud-based · interface · download · upload · screen sharing
Occurring at same moment
- live sessionUnrecorded real-time performance
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- participationAct of taking part
engagement · feedback · instructor-led · Q&A session · hands-on · group project · peer review · discussion board
Not happening together
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- modularMade of separable units
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- self-studyLearning independently, without guidance
individualized · personalized · self-guided · self-motivated · autonomy · self-discipline · nonlinear · self-assessment
Easy to use
- affordableReasonably priced
- inclusiveCovering all members
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
- low-costRequiring little money
scalable · democratized · captioned · transcripts · multilingual · adaptive · assistive technology · mobile-friendly
remote
Distant or controller
- MOOCMassive online open course
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- home studyLearning outside the classroom
cross-border · telelearning · distributed · international students · time zones · degree program · certification · accreditation · Khan Academy · Coursera
platform
Raised flat structure
- LMSEducational course hosting software
- coursewareEducational software package
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
virtual classroom · video lecture · streaming · multimedia · cloud-based · interface · download · upload · screen sharing · whiteboard
synchronous
Occurring at same moment
- live sessionUnrecorded real-time performance
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
participation · engagement · feedback · instructor-led · Q&A session · hands-on · group project · peer review · discussion board · workshop
asynchronous
Not happening together
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- modularMade of separable units
- flexibleAble to bend freely
self-study · individualized · personalized · self-guided · self-motivated · autonomy · self-discipline · nonlinear · self-assessment · independent
convenient
Easy to use
- affordableReasonably priced
- inclusiveCovering all members
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
low-cost · scalable · democratized · captioned · transcripts · multilingual · adaptive · assistive technology · mobile-friendly · digital divide
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- math educationmath class, math instruction, math curriculum, math standards, lesson plans
- Adult Learningadult education, continuing education, vocational training, skill development, distance education
- Education ServicesIEP, teacher training, 504 plan, school improvement, accommodations
- Education Methodsprogressive education, Montessori, Waldorf, homeschooling, unschooling
online learningcampus life
Student existence at university
study groups · peer learning · learning communities · boarding school
learning, learned, online, learner, learns, learnt, distance learning, e-learning, online education