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Although the Web was not designed as an educational medium, current pressures exist to develop it as a means of delivering instruction. The lack of design standards and the open environment of the Web are obstacles to instructional designers...

It seems a truism but when people are intrinsically motivated to learn, they not only learn more, they also have a more positive experience (Deci & Ryan, 1985). Handicapped by a lack of good theoretical framework, designers often assume that good...

This is a summary of some of the issues that arise in discussions among administrators, faculty, and students involved in on-line course delivery. The Internet is being seen increasingly as a delivery method for many courses, however, not everyone...

This paper is a report on the use of synchronous chat for the delivery of an on-line portion of a pre-service teacher training course. The specific course content was legal and ethical issues that pertain to the professional development of a...

Web-based instruction (WBI) is becoming much more common with the growth of the Internet and available computer networks (Harasim, Hiltz, Teles, & Turoff, 1995). With the rapid expansion of WBI there is a need to examine its effectiveness. This...

Recent advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been tremendous. However, the concomitant development of Web-based delivery models has not kept pace and educators know very little about the effects of online delivery....

The development and diffusion of educational initiatives based on the Word Wide Web (WWW) increased dramatically with the advances technology has gone through over the past decades, especially Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)....

Abstract: This paper reflects the findings of a study conducted on universities and their implementation of technology to encourage non-traditional students. The first part of the study concentrates on who non-traditional students are, and what are...