Online learning can be defined as the new age Open and Distance Learning that uses network technologies to deliver teaching and learning and interaction for sense-making and development of understanding and knowledge.
Online Learning Technologies
Internet, the backbone of online learning, is an interlinked network of networks that allows computers worldwide to connect to it, and to communicate or exchange data with each other
Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); information is routed in "packets"
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Media in Online Learning
Text, plain or formatted
Hybrid text/graphics documents, such as Adobe Acrobat
Colour images, still and animated or videos
Sound
3-D models
Interaction or simulation using JavaScript, VB Script, ActiveX
Online Media Creation Tools
Text
Graphics/Images
Audio and Video
Animations and 3D models
Word processor, PDF, HTML editor
GIF, JPEG format image documents using photo editors and graphic suits
MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 for Video and Mp3 for audio most widely used format. These can be developed using digital video/audo capture tools
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