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Let us assume that distributed users and cost in time and travel dollars implies that distance learning attractive
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Choice 1: Education or Training (more focused material typically without university credit)
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Training is probably primary goal of DoD
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Education primary goal of Universities
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Choice 2: Asynchronous (access to web based material) or Synchronous (teacher interacting with students in real time) or both
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Asynchronous most attractive for DoD (as students have full time jobs) if sufficient but attractive to allow synchronous augmentation to enhance a basically asynchronous course
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Universities deliver and mentor synchronously; students study asynchronously
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