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Internet-based Education

In recent years, online or Internet-based education has emerged as an increasingly cost-effective means for educational institutions and corporations to overcome barriers such as geography and time to reach students and employees respectively (Rudestam & Schoenholtz-Read, 2002). Online education is characterized by two distinguishing features that separate it from its predecessors in distance education. First, it involves computer-mediated communication (CMC) that entails the utilization of communication technologies such as "e-mail, web-based instruction, Internet relay chat [and] two-way video conferencing" (Mudd, n. d.). Second, learners can engage in synchronous (real-time) or asynchronous online interactions with their instructors and other learners. In the first case, learners and the instructor are online at the same time for their interactions. With regard to the latter instance, learners post and download materials and comments in their own time (Mudd, n. d.).

Based on the above concise description, it is evident that online education can play a significant role for educators working in a wide variety of fields, including that of computer technologyùthis writer's prospective field of study. As with their counterparts in other fields, computer technology educators can implement online courses for employees of computer technology corporations. In large corporations where employees are geographically dispersed or lack the time to gather in one place, online education can play a critical role in providing the necessary training without disrupting the employees' performance of their work. For example, computer-mediated learning, an asynchronous process that allows students to post their work and comments, while downloading the work of others, can be ideal for busy employees (Rudestam & Schoenholtz-Read, 2002).

Even more significantly, for computer technology educators who have the backing of the resources of their ...

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