A preliminary comparison of computer mediated training tools

Various factors are leading organisations to deliver flexible learning via the Internet. These pressures include the need to be seen to be using the latest technology, the demand from users away from traditional courses to ones that can deliver anytime, anywhere and lastly to escape from the need to provide expensive classrooms and laboratories. There are different proprietary and off-the-shelf solutions capable of delivering teaching material to the Internet and assessing students. Yet there has been little research on the effectiveness of these vehicles from the view points of course content, authors, instructors and students. The research evaluates two contrasting flexible learning sites drawing upon the experiences of authors and instructors and through surveying the students via the WAMMI questionnaire.