Meanings
noundistance learning (uncountable)
- uncountableEducation obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.
Synonyms: distance education
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEducation obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.
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Translations
Afrikaans afstandsonderwys
- afstandsonderwyseducation obtained remotely
Catalan educació a distància, ensenyament a distància
- educació a distànciaeducation obtained remotely
- ensenyament a distànciaeducation obtained remotely
Chinese Mandarin 函授, 遙距教育 /遥距教育
- 函授 (hánshòu)education obtained remotely
- 遙距教育 /遥距教育 (yáojù jiāoyù)education obtained remotely
- 遠程教育 /远程教育 (yuǎnchéng jiàoyù)education obtained remotely
Czech distanční vzdělávání
- distanční vzděláváníeducation obtained remotely
Danish fjernundervisning
- fjernundervisningeducation obtained remotely
Dutch afstandsonderwijs
- afstandsonderwijseducation obtained remotely
Finnish etäopiskelu, etäoppiminen
- etäopiskelueducation obtained remotely
- etäoppimineneducation obtained remotely
French formation à distance
- formation à distanceeducation obtained remotely
German Fernstudium, Fernunterricht m Distanzunterricht
- Fernstudiumeducation obtained remotely
- Fernunterricht m Distanzunterrichteducation obtained remotely
Hungarian távoktatás, távtanulás
- távoktatáseducation obtained remotely
- távtanuláseducation obtained remotely
Indonesian belajar jarak jauh, pemelajaran jarak jauh
- belajar jarak jauheducation obtained remotely
- pemelajaran jarak jauheducation obtained remotely
Italian formazione a distanza
- formazione a distanzaeducation obtained remotely
Japanese 遠隔教育
- 遠隔教育 (enkaku kyōiku)education obtained remotely
Latvian tālmācība
- tālmācībaeducation obtained remotely
Malay pembelajaran jarak jauh
- pembelajaran jarak jauheducation obtained remotely
Polish nauczanie na odległość, edukacja na odległość
- nauczanie na odległośćeducation obtained remotely
- edukacja na odległośćeducation obtained remotely
Russian зао́чное обуче́ние, дистанцио́нное обуче́ние
- зао́чное обуче́ние (zaóčnoje obučénije)education obtained remotely
- дистанцио́нное обуче́ние (distanciónnoje obučénije)education obtained remotely
Spanish educación a distancia, enseñanza a distancia
- educación a distanciaeducation obtained remotely
- enseñanza a distanciaeducation obtained remotely
Swedish distansundervisning
- distansundervisningeducation obtained remotely
Turkish uzaktan eğitim
- uzaktan eğitimeducation obtained remotely
Ukrainian дистанці́йне навча́ння
- дистанці́йне навча́ння (dystancíjne navčánnja)education obtained remotely
Cite this entry
APA
distance learning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distance%20learning
MLA
“distance learning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distance%20learning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distance learning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distance%20learning.
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