Teletraining

Teletraining is training that

1. usually conveys live instruction via telecommunications facilities,
2. may be accomplished on a point-to-point basis or on a point-to-multipoint basis, and
3. may assume forms including teleseminars, a teleconference, or an electronic classroom, usually including both audio and video.

Synonyms

• distance education
• distance learning
• distance training
• electronic classroom
• virtual instruction

See also

• Audiovisual education

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C" (in support of MIL-STD-188).

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