Use this version. Email this to a friend. Given the shortage of people with technical skills in the United States,logic dictates that distance learning, or Internet-based training, willbecome a vital part of developing the technical work force of the future. Although most would agree that Internet-based training is no substitutefor a good instructor in a classroom, the convenience and cost savings ofthe new method make it impossible to ignore.
Any course can be attendedvirtually by an unlimited number of students.
And, typically, training costsare significantly lower, although this is not always the case. Indeed, setting up a distance-learning initiative is not without itspitfalls. Some aspects of the learning process are sacrificed when the moveis made from a classroom to an Internet-based setting. For example, in a classroom, students are a captive audience, whichminimizes distractions and makes it easier for students to focus. In anInternet-based setting, the opportunities for distraction are literallyeverywhere.