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Online Lectures: Benefits for the Virtual Classroom
by Alvin Y. Wang and Michael H. Newlin, University of Central Florida

Most Web-based courses rely primarily on asynchronous communication to deliver course information to students. With this form of interaction, instructors and students do not interact simultaneously. Instead, messages are posted on a forum, Web page, or are sent as e-mail. Some unspecified time later, a reply is provided. Any follow-up questions are dealt with through additional postings or messages with requisite delays. Overall, this process limits the amount and depth of interactions regarding course materials and procedures. Regardless of the exact method of interaction, asynchronous communication is slow and limits the type and amount of communication between instructor and student. Furthermore, this type of communication tends to remove any feelings of connection between the student and instructor....

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