The belief is that an online degree is an interesting exercise, but it is not going to be as rewarding or valuable as a full-time traditional degree. On hiring an online graduate, employers are likely to be cautious, if not skeptical. Administrators like the idea of automated, consistent assessment information and the reduced costs that it can bring to an education institution. Many instructors believe that an online course is convenient they applaud the ease of record keeping and the reduced travel. Instructional designers value the standardized framework and flexibility. Generally, students appreciate the convenience, choice, and flexibility that an online courses offers. It let them try their ideas as soon as they come up with them.
Internet technology allow teachers and students keep up with their minds. A wealth of resources and techniques now exist which serve as a source both for exciting examples of new teaching practices, as well as easily accessible methods for adoption into various formats of teaching and learning. The importance of Internet in education, particularly using its Web is a well-recognized fact. In its capacity as intellectual challenge, it is without precedent in the educational history of mankind. In its capacity as a tool, Internet is but a ripple on the surface of our educational institutions. Therefore the flexibility provided by the educators becomes especially important and the new meaning of access to education is quite individual enabling individuals in making their own decisions regarding their private and public lives. Passions for and uses of learning grow in a way that has little to do with demographics. However one major impact of the Internet is that neatly packaged target markets do not present themselves. Previously there was a sense of audience as a market segment. There is an already recognized fact that the need for educational experiences is rapidly growing.
In fact, there is debate in the instructional design literature about whether there are any unique attributes of media that can promote improved learning. Audio-visual media have been treated more as an icing-on-the-cake than as something at the very heart of learning - and likewise their long-suffering support services (though the new media, particularly video, have fared somewhat better in the development of corporate training programs). Developments in paper/printing technologies have had far more influence, with the consequence that face-to-face discussion and paper resources still dominate public education. In fact, the impact on the bulk of teaching and learning has been minimal. Each time enthusiasts have announced the transformation or even the end of the school/college/university. Introduction There have been many technological dawns in the last 30 years, during which the desktop computer and the Internet have been developed but there have been similar dawns throughout the 20 th Century - film, radio, records, broadcast television, audiotape, videotape, programmed learning machines, etc.
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