e-Learning Options: Web-Based Courses

Web-based training (WBT) include the use and delivery of educational materials via a Web browser over the public Internet, a private Intranet, or an Extranet.

Web-based training often provides links to other learning resources, too, such as: references, email, bulletin boards and discussion groups. WBT also may include a facilitator who can provide course guidelines, manage the discussion boards or forums and deliver lectures or educational content.

When using a facilitator, web-based training offers some advantages of instructor-led training and yet retains the advantages, too, of computer-based training.

When evaluating the use and applicability of web-based training for your particular need, keep in mind the audience, how diversely they are geographically and the benefits of both instructor-led vs computer-delivered courses.

Copyright M. A. Webb, 2005. All Rights Reserved

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