Online
Communication
Verbal and nonverbal
Virtual through videos and chat forums, downloads and uploads
Learning Materials
Real time access to Textbooks and lecture notes
Textbooks, Ebooks, Lecture notes available 24/7
Additional Costs
Fuel, parking accommodation at times
Hardware and software, upgrades
Process of Learning
Real Time and specific time frames for discussions
Virtual any time
Feedback and Interaction
Immediate through visual and verbal models, but time constrained
Anytime but conducive to Lecturers availability, usually a 24hr turn around time