distance learning
| Home-based study by correspondence course or by radio, television, or audio or video tape. The establishment of the Open University in 1969 put the UK in the forefront of distance learning; the Open College and individual institutions also offer distance-learning packages. |
distance learning
| Form of education using technology to teach students who are dispersed geographically. The UK's Open University, founded in 1969, is the oldest and most successful distance-learning institution in Europe, using a mixture of postal mail, television, electronic conferencing, and the Internet to offer degree courses to students all over the world. |
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