Teaching and learning are not confined by space or time. Students and faculty can access the virtual classroom from their home or office. This is increasingly important to many institutions interested in drawing non-traditional students into their programs. Ease of use. Both faculty and students can quickly and easily learn to use this software to navigate the Web, access course materials, post homework assignments, and communicate with colleagues.
Development is relatively quick and easy.
Developing instructional materials for the WWW is surprisingly easy and can be done relatively quickly. The skill level of faculty who are using the WWW for instruction ranges from novice to sophisticated. Many faculty create their own very sophisticated WWW pages using HTML, the HyperText Markup Language that underlies WWW hypertext programming and linking. At some institutions, programmers develop the basic design of a system, and faculty need only have basic e-mail and WWW navigation skills to enter assignments and communicate with students. Resources are readily available.