A strategy needs to 'market' the advantages to the student population. Where this has been carried out successfully, students become advocates of the CML medium. It offers an effective feedback loop to students. This is often missing, in learning, at present. The 'little and often' nature of this study medium means that retention levels of knowledge are often higher.
Students can determine when and where they study.
This form of learning is free of time and place constraints. It reduces costs and time associated with travelling to and from the campus. There is a higher level of mutual support among students. This leads to an increase in 'self confidence'. Students with reflector and theorist learning styles appear to contribute more, than they would in a conventional course.