ABSTRACT
This chapter will examine the reasons why problem-based learning is being moved from a face-to-face mode of learning to a virtual form. It will present the relevant literature and examine the extent to which the pedagogies associated with both approaches complement each other or collide. It begins by presenting a few of the current face-to-face approaches available and suggesting ways of beginning to design a PBLonline module. It then explores the reasons why there is an increasing use of PBLonline and suggests issues that need to be considered in relation to implementation.
