(つうしんきょういく)

つうしんきょういく
noun
correspondence course, distance learning
education
1. correspondence course, distance learning
Education provided remotely through mail, internet, or other media, without requiring physical attendance at a school.
通信教育(つうしんきょういく)資格(しかく)()
To get a qualification through distance learning.
I graduated from university through correspondence courses while working.
()ども通信教育(つうしんきょういく)教材(きょうざい)()ってあげた
I bought correspondence course materials for my child.

通信教育(つうしんきょういく) is a compound of 通信(つうしん) (communication) and 教育(きょういく) (education).

Types

Modern context

Increasingly includes online learning (オンライン学習(がくしゅう), eラーニング) in addition to traditional mail-based courses.