Internet-Based Distance Education

1. INTERNET-BASED DISTANCE
EDUCATION
POWERPOINT
3/28/2020 Courtney Harris Power Point

2. Internet
• Internet is increasingly being used for the delivery of the educational material and
distance education
• Internet-based allow students to learn their own pace
• Having access to information at a time that is coinvent

3. Internet Structure
• Tier 1: Backbone Networks and Internet Exchange Point
• Tier 2: Regional Networks – operate backbones on a smaller
scale in the United States
• Tier 3: Internet Services Providers – the most important
component for distance education
• Tier 4: Organizational and Home Network – local area networks
that interconnect computers within organization

4. Advantages of Online Learning
• Students are able to participate from school and home with
asynchronous course components being available 24 hours
• Students are able to work at their own pace and corporate
training programs conducted via the Internet can yield
significant savings in employee time

5. Advantages
• A well organization online course will provide a
variety of learning experience and an accommodates
any type of learning skills

6. Limitations of Online
Learning
• Online courses may emphasize the technology rather
than the content and learning opportunities and having it
difficult adjusting to the learner-centered model of
instruction and do a little more than lectured-based
courses into an online format.

7. Limitations
• Copyright violations on course web pages that are
not password protected sit in plain sight for viewing
by the rights holders and may be difficult to present
advanced technologies for students to take more
responsibility for their own learning.

8. Web 2.0 Applications
•Blogging
•Wikis
•Podcasting

9. E-Learning
ApplicationCycles
• E-LearningAdopting Cycles is categorized into four
distinct cycles
• Cycle 1- enhancements to traditional course programs
• Cycle 2 – Course Management Systems
• Cycle 3- Imported course objects involves student
understanding of course materials
• Cycle 4 – new course configurations its purpose to take
advantage

10. Summary
• The internet can be based of different categories
where online learning can come into place on
how connection and technology can be used.
Technology in the classroom can be used video
that can be provided to distance learners.

11. Name
Courtney Harris Contact: Ha.ch804@gmail.com