distance education
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪs.təns ˌedʒ.uˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈdɪs.təns ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
远程教育
a way of studying in which you do not attend a school, college, or university, but study from where you live, usually being taught and given work to do over the internet
The programme combines distance education with one-to-one mentoring. 该方案将远程教育与一对一指导相结合。
Distance education has great potential to widen access to education. 远程教育具有扩大受教育机会的巨大潜力。
Synonym: distance learning
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- Many of the inmates continue their higher education through distance education.
- Why not try distance education? Needlecraft University offers classes in knitting, crocheting, and ribbon embroidery.
- The university is considered a leader in offering distance education through the internet, with one of the largest online enrollments in the country.
- The internet does away with many of the difficulties associated with traditional distance education, such as late "snail-mail".