The World Wide Web can be used to provide instruction and instructional support. Web-based instruction offers learners unparalleled access to instructional resources, far surpassing the reach of the traditional classroom. It also makes possible learning experiences that are open, flexible, and distributed, providing opportunities for engaging, interactive, and efficient instruction.
While the effectiveness of traditional CBI has been reviewed thoroughly, the effectiveness of online instruction has received little analysis. Part of the reason may be that so few cases have been detailed in the literature. This report serves, then, as an initial examination of the empirical evidence for its instructional effectiveness.