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Foil 34 Traditional Approaches to Distance Learning

From General NPAC Foils-B starting June97(PowerPoint) Beijing and Chang Sha China -- 28 Dec 97 to 5 Jan 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 CD-ROM - based distance learning
  • Non-interactive
    • Interaction with computer ? Interaction with instructor
    • Without instructor, it leads to low completion rates
    • Does not support student's group interactions
    • No real-time student verification
    • Difficult effectiveness assessment, hence not suitable for certificate courses
  • Contents is expensive to develop
  • CD-ROM technology is a good add-on to Web-based training, but it isn't very useful stand-alone for DL applications
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