Articles of category "CAI"

Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is an interactive instructional method that uses a computer to present materials, track learning and direct a user to additional materials, which meet the student's needs. The explosion of the Internet, as well as the demand for distance learning, has generated a great interest and expansion of the computer-assisted instruction. Before the dominance of microcomputers, distance learning was mostly accomplished through PI or the US mail system and supplemented by a telephone contact. On the contrary, the CAI distance learning provides a regular and timely interaction with an instructor and current feedback.

Latest developments have made a, computer a self-contained teaching machine in distance education, providing a new and interactive means of overcoming time and distance to reach learners. Online continuing education brings this learning into your office or home, hence you can learn at your own pace, at your own time and at your convenience. It is hard to undervalue the impact of Computer Assisted Instruction on the explosion of distance learning programs.