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Education, Distance
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Definition
: Education via communication media (correspondence, radio, television, computer networks) with little or no in-person face-to-face contact between students and teachers. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1997)
do not confuse with COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
See Also
Computer Communication Networks
Other names
Learning, Distance; Course, Correspondence; Correspondence Course; Distance Learning; Distance Education; Correspondence Courses