ABSTRACT
In the past decade, education and training has seen incredible growth in Web-based learning. From corporate training to higher education, many institutions are now providing online courses and modules so learners can gain access to education anytime and anywhere there is an Internet connection. Currently, more than 50,000 university courses are taught online, and more than 1,000 universities are developing and offering these courses (Carnavale, 2000; National Center for Education Statistics, 1999). Corporations are also embracing the Web for instructional delivery. From 1996 to 1998, the proportion of companies using their intranet for training increased from 3.5% to 33.2% (ASTD career center, 2001), and nearly all of the Fortune 100 companies already offer some form of online computer-based training (Herther, 1997).
