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Using WebCT to teach courses online
Author(s) -
Yip Michael C. W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.0007-1013.2004.00407.x
Subject(s) - the arts , citation , library science , sociology , media studies , visual arts , computer science , art
With the significant changes to the economic situation around the world, there has been an increasing demand for continuing education. Among the different types of continuing education, web-based learning and other off-campus e-learning are the two major approaches people will usually prefer to take. It is because (1) they would like to improve themselves by adding personal value/asset through further education; (2) fulltime education is not possible for them since most are the main source of income in their families; (3) personal and family commitments will interfere with full time oncampus learning. As a result, the concept of online learning grows more popular everywhere. In the online learning mode, web-based teaching is becoming an important route to successful learning. The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of one of the online learning platforms—the WebCT, a widely-used web-based learning platform in colleges and universities.