Corporate software training: is Web-based training as effective as instructor-led training?

N.W. Coppola New Jersey Institute of Technology ; R. Myre

Abstract

Web-based training has been both acclaimed as a self-paced, consistent, stand-alone alternative to traditional instructor-led training and disparaged for its high development costs and dearth of qualified trainers. Critics especially question its effectiveness. This case study tests the effectiveness of a stand-alone Web-based training program and compares the results to that of an identical instructor-led course. The course provides highly task-oriented instruction for a computer software package and was developed using a proven instructional design methodology. The data from this study show that Web-based training is as effective as instructor-led training for stand-alone software application training in a corporation.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2002-01-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2002.801636
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