Factors Affecting Training Effectiveness in Synchronous, Dispersed Virtual Environments

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Perspectives of Online Learners: Demographic Characteristics on Synchronous Learning Environment in Taiwan

“…Several studies such as [2] showed that the use of synchronous e-learning system is the best way to provide the possibility of distance learning that resembles a real learning process in the classroom. Synchronous e-learning is very useful for distance learning, especially for real-time distance learning, which can be collaborative in nature incorporating etivities, students and teachers or instructors use the system simultaneously in real time [3][4] [5].…”