About Web-Based Distance Learning

Driving Web-Based Distance-Learning Success

Web-based distance learning has evolved to a point where those operating or contemplating such programs can profit from the experience of its early adopters and practitioners. This study uses as its basis the experiences of institutions—community colleges, large research universities, state/ regional systems, and elite private institutions—that have actively pursued Webbased distance-learning i...

Distance Learning Using Web-Based Multimedia Environment

The "schooling industry" is faced with an inescapable demand to redefine its endeavors in terms of producing learning, rather than providing instructions. We propose a hybrid learning model to attract distance as well as traditional students. One of the major components of this model is the web-based learning and interaction. We review the available avenues of distance learning and offer a mode...

Measuring Success in Web-Based Distance Learning

An Introduction to Web-Based Distance Learning

Using Web-Based Distance Learning to Reduce Cultural Distance

In recent years, Web-based distance learning (WBDL) systems have become a popular learning environment for many western learners. While it has been established as an effective learning alternative, WBDL is not flourishing in Hong Kong as expected. This paper proposes that this is because Hong Kong students are not trained to learn independently and actively, as required in distance learning. Tr...