distance learner

American  

[dis-tuhns lur-ner] / ˈdɪs təns ˌlɜr nər /

noun

1. a student receiving instruction over the internet, from a video, etc., instead of physically going to a school.

   The library has staff to help distance learners struggling to complete their lessons.

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Etymology

Origin of distance learner

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Prof Tim Blackman, vice-chancellor of the Open University, said the absence of maintenance loans for distance learners - those who choose to do a course remotely - was a "major inequity" in plans.

From BBC

Other distance learners say it’s hard to watch their returned classmates on camera and not feel jealous.

From Washington Post

Jennifer Steele, an associate professor of education at American University, said that if distance learners don’t show up for class during schoolcations, “we would expect them to lose some knowledge and skills.”

From Washington Times

Liberty, which has fifteen thousand students on campus and another eighty-five thousand “distance learners” who take classes online, is one of the largest Christian universities in the country.

From The New Yorker

In terms of supervising exams for distance learners, she said that webcams are "surprisingly hard to beat".

From BBC