Internet based education is emerging as one of the great educational tools for the new millenium. The prospect for empowering citizens in developed and lesser developed countries through this type of education is appealing. It also has the potential to greatly enhance the quality of education available in lesser developed countries.This paper reports on one participant's experience taking an internet based course,while residing in Zambia. The course provider is a consortium consisting of Stirling university and Glasgow Caledonian university. The course is a masters degree in LIFELONG LEARNING..Motivational and pedagogical issues are explored and can be summarised as follows:(1) Information discovery (2) Participating in the conferencing activities (3) Tutor/Learner interfacing (4) Managing the technology impediment.The paper highlights the enormous benefits in INTERNET BASED EDUCATION especially for isolated learners in lesser developed countries.It goes on to offer suggestions on how INTERNET BASED EDUCATION can be improved to increase the quality of learning.It is suggested that lesser developed countries can avail of the enormous potential of this new educational technology through partnership agreements with universities in the developed world.Finally, INTERNET BASED EDUCATION is seen as having an important role in bridging the economic north/south divide. |