Distance Education (DE) is defined as

Distance Education (DE) is defined as

• A. On-campus instruction only
• B. Instruction delivered online or through hybrid modalities
• C. Not-for-credit community education
• D. Credit Instruction

Answer: (B)

Distance education is defined by how instruction is delivered when students and instructors are not in the same location, typically using technology to connect. It includes courses delivered entirely online and those that blend online work with some in-person components, i.e., hybrid formats. That makes the option describing instruction delivered online or through hybrid modalities the best match. Traditional on-campus instruction is not distance education. Not-for-credit community education speaks to purpose rather than delivery method, and credit instruction concerns whether a course earns credit, not how it is delivered. So the defining feature is the use of online or hybrid delivery to connect learners and teachers across distance.

Distance education is defined by how instruction is delivered when students and instructors are not in the same location, typically using technology to connect. It includes courses delivered entirely online and those that blend online work with some in-person components, i.e., hybrid formats. That makes the option describing instruction delivered online or through hybrid modalities the best match. Traditional on-campus instruction is not distance education. Not-for-credit community education speaks to purpose rather than delivery method, and credit instruction concerns whether a course earns credit, not how it is delivered. So the defining feature is the use of online or hybrid delivery to connect learners and teachers across distance.