e-learning

American  

[ee-lur-ning] / ˈiˌlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. distance learning.

2. computer-based learning.

   E-learning encompasses skills practice, research, and communication.

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adjective

1. of or relating to e-learning.

   e-learning tools;

   e-learning software.

e-learning British  

noun

1. an internet-based teaching system

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Etymology

Origin of e-learning

First recorded in 2000–05; e- ² + learning

Example Sentences

In July 2025, Caltech said it would end its relationship with the e-learning company Simplilearn.

From Los Angeles Times

Students using an e-learning website have been left "high and dry" after the company running it went into administration.

From BBC

The Oxbridge e-learning website, based at the Mailbox in Birmingham, offered more than 250 courses with specialist tutors and learning advisors.

From BBC

Ms Potter said she provided recordings in 2021, but believed it would be used for accessibility and e-learning software rather than wider commercial purposes.

From BBC

Caltech said Monday that it would end its relationship with an e-learning company after a class-action lawsuit alleged the firm and the university misrepresented a cybersecurity boot camp and misled students by suggesting the course had close ties to the Pasadena campus and instructors, even though the connection was minimal.

From Los Angeles Times