online learning / web-based learning

Instructional model in which education or training takes place over the internet.

Comment
  • Online learning can be synchronous (instructor-led) or asynchronous (self-directed or open / self-paced);
  • it requires:
    • innovation and adaptation: new pedagogical strategies and tools for teaching and learning, efficient monitoring of learners’ engagement and assessment;
    • high-quality learning content, user-friendly tools and secure platforms;
    • adequate infrastructure, connectivity and digital equipment;
    • effective digital capacity planning and development.
Source

Cedefop.

Related term(s)
asynchronous learning
blended learning
cooperative learning
crowdlearning / crowdsourced learning
digital learning
distance learning
distributed learning
e-learning
flipped learning / inverted learning / reversed learning
formal learning
game-based learning / gamification
hybrid learning
immersive learning
informal learning
intercultural learning
learning
learning by doing
learning by using
mobile learning / m-learning
non-formal learning
open learning / self-paced learning
participative learning / participatory learning
peer learning
personalised learning
phygital learning
presential learning / face-to-face learning / classroom learning
school-based learning
self-directed learning / self-learning / self-regulated learning
situated learning
social learning
synchronous learning
virtual learning
work-based learning