Course Introduction
     
  Is e-Learning as effective as face to face instruction?  
  Recognize the factors that contribute to learning and assess whether they are dependent on a particular delivery system.  
     
The question of effectiveness...
 

Is e-Learning, or the broader field of distance learning of which it is a part, as effective as face-to-face instruction? The answer is seldom yes or no but rather, it depends. Before you begin to design and develop your own e-Learning, it is necessary to briefly reflect on this commonly asked question.

Consider the following dialogue between a distance learning professional and a conventional educator as you begin to determine for yourself how to answer this important question:

  
 

 

  

Perhaps the experience of taking this course and learning about e-Learning via e-Learning will help you form your own personal opinion about the effectiveness of this type of distance learning delivery system.

To share your thoughts regarding this lesson, click the discussion button on the left side of the screen and locate the link "Discussion: Module 1, Lesson 2". To include a message in the discussion, click the link and follow the instructions.

  
Optional reading
  

For further reading on this topic you can access the following
on-line resources:

http://www.e-learninghub.com/articles/effective.html

http://www.oit.mnscu.edu/pages/de-research.html



Next lesson
   Having considered some of the issues surrounding the effectiveness of e-Learning, you are now ready to begin thinking about another important consideration in determining its value in your own context; economics.