"distance learner" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2003, Jamie R. Kirkley, Thomas M. Duffy, Learner-Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education: Cases From Higher Education, Taylor & Francis, page 144",
          "text": "I feel that in the context of distance education, where emphasis must be placed on reducing the loneliness of the distance learner by building learning networks, their perspectives on constructivist learning can be strengthened by an equally important emphasis on socially shared cognition",
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        "One who engages in distance learning."
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          "distance learning",
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