Information Technology will permit mass access to high
quality courses delivered over broadband networks. This is
particularly beneficial for mature students who have to juggle
family commitments and work demands, including over-time
and shift-work, while pursuing upgrading courses. Such
worker-students will save travelling time and be able to flexibly
tailor their own study schedule to pursue their courses from
home or elsewhere at the times most convenient to them.
These worker-students can log in to lectures whenever they
want to via video-on-demand. They can take part in on-line
tutorials and seminars. They can carry out coursework and
collaborative projects with other students