In the years since the introduction of the World Wide Web in 1993, the use of the Web to deliver instruction has increased immensely. In 1997, Khan first defined web-based instruction (WBI) as “a hypermedia-based instructional program which utilizes the attributes and resources of the World Wide Web to create a meaningful learning environment where learning is fostered and supported” (Khan 1997, 6). However, it may be useful to review where WBI came from in
relation to other concepts that preceded it. When many people first think about web-based instruction, they immediately picture instruction that takes place without the restrictions of time and place. They visualize that, in such instruction, an instructor makes materials available so that students can access them from anywhere and at any time. This model has its beginning in
what is traditionally thought of