1. Online Learning
Learning experiences in which the learners are in different
physical spaces than the instructor and experience learning
using technology that transcends the spaces. On-line
learning make use of the Internet to access learning
materials; to interact with the content, instructor, and other
learners; and to obtain support during the learning
process, in order to acquire knowledge to construct
meaning, and to grow from the learning experience.

2. Online/Hybrid Teaching:
Common Definitions
Different terminologies have been used for online learning:
including distance-learning, e-learning, Internet
learning, distributed learning, networked learning, virtual
learning, computer-assisted learning, web-based learning.
All of these terms imply that the learner is at a distance
from the instructor, that the learner uses some form of
technology (usually a computer) to access the learning
materials, that the learner uses technology to interact with
the instructor and with other learners, and that some form of
support is provided to learners

3. Web-Enhanced Course
A course which complements class sessions without
reducing the number of required class meetings. Web-
enhanced refers to any course taking place in a
traditional classroom but involving some sort of computer
usage that is still anchored to the normal time spent in
classes. Usage of internet technology is not used to
supplant any classroom activity but rather augment it.

4. Hybrid Course
Course includes classroom learning and online learning.
Students assemble in the same physical space as the
instructor during part of the course. A substantial
proportion of course is conducted online, integrating a
blend of asynchronous and synchronous learning
experiences to ensure student learning, engagement, and
collaboration.

5. Fully Online Course
A course where the learners are in different physical
spaces from the instructor and experience learning using
technology that transcends the spaces. All course
sessions take place online. The course integrates a blend
of synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences to
ensure student learning, engagement, and collaboration.

6. Asynchronous learning
Communication which occurs at different times.
Examples include email, online discussion
forums, message boards, blogs, podcasts. Asynchronous
e-learning makes it possible for learners to participate in
an e-learning environment at any time and to share
content and collaborate with the instructor or peers.

7. Synchronous learning
Communication in which the participants interact at the
same time. Synchronous learning is commonly supported
by media such as videoconferencing and chat that can be
used to convey content, support learners, and create
cohesive and interactive learning communities.