Recent Approaches to Distance Learning
Web-based synchronous learning systems
- Offer all advantages of the client-based learning systems
- Fused with Web fabrics, extend browser functionality
- Implemented in Java/Javascript, hence entirely open and programmable
- Downloadable software with zero maintenance
- Courseware repository is Web hence self-paced asynchronous training mode is automatically supported
- Offer security via digital signatures and encryption as Internet commerce software
- Web standards allow support for arbitrarily distributed contents and SW tools to avoid performance problems