Knowra Online learning Online learning Online learning is education conducted through digital networks, with instruction, materials, or interaction delivered remotely. It ranges from self-paced study to live, instructor-led classes.
Learning management system : A software platform for organizing, delivering, and tracking courses and learning activities. It hosts course materials, assignments, communication, and learner progress.
Massive open online course : An online course designed for large-scale participation, often with open enrollment. MOOCs extend online courses to large numbers of learners beyond a single institution.
Classroom learning : Education conducted through face-to-face interaction in a physical learning environment. It offers co-located interaction and routines that online formats must replace or complement.
Educational equity : The principle that educational opportunities and support should address learners’ differing needs and barriers. Remote access can widen participation, while unequal resources can deepen existing gaps.
Synchronous learning : Learning in which participants engage at the same time, whether in person or online. Live online classes use shared time for discussion and immediate feedback.
Blended learning : An educational approach that combines in-person instruction with online learning. It uses online study alongside classroom sessions rather than replacing them entirely.
Correspondence education : Distance education traditionally conducted through mailed lessons and assignments. It also separates learners and instructors, but predates networked digital delivery.
Student engagement : Learners’ behavioral, emotional, and cognitive involvement in educational activities. Participation and connection can be harder to sustain when learning occurs remotely.
Asynchronous learning : Learning in which participants engage with instruction and materials at different times. Recorded lessons and discussion boards let learners work on different schedules.
Distance education : Education in which learners and instructors are separated by location, often using technology to communicate. Online learning is a digitally networked form of education at a distance.
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