self-paced study

Learn at will

Self-paced study is learning that proceeds at the student's own speed rather than following a fixed schedule.

The learner controls when and how quickly to move through material: The online course offers self-paced study, so you can finish in two weeks or two months.

Common in distance education and professional training programs.

Related

video lectures · coursework · flexible · tutorials · distance · mastery · progress · progress tracking · lessons · curriculum · asynchronous · workbook · schedule · time management · motivation · exercises · videos · quizzes

Opposites
temporal control

self-paced studysynchronous learning

Education happening simultaneously

learning format

self-paced studylecture hall

Room for academic presentations

classroom instruction · group instruction · tutorial session · study group · collaborative learning

formality and setting

self-paced studyformal education

Systematic study in institutions

traditional schooling · compulsory education · boarding school

Family

self, paced, study, pace, selves, selfhood, selfless, selflessness, selfish

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