Online learning does not change how humans learn, but it does change how we can teach them.
People learn online in the same way they have for thousands of years.
But what online learning does change is the economics and capabilities of delivering training and education. It is estimated that by 2007, almost half of all university and college students will take some courses through distance education technologies. Many early attempts at Web-based training simply placed course materials online or let learners download and play existing CBT modules. Some attempts succeeded, some did not, but few lived up to their potential. This course is not a boring page-turner.