These positive outcomes promote a desire to continue learning. Independence in learning is rewarded. Users become familiar with questioning strategies for clarification, correction, and expansion of ideas. Disadvantages Interaction requires an ISP that is up and running. Users need basic computer skills.
Computers do crash from time to time.
New users and learners may feel threatened when topics are too far outside of their knowledge areas. Sometimes users' questions and comments may get few or no responses. The moderator's role can be time consuming.