The increases in the number of on-line courses given by universities have been quite dramatic during the last couple of years. Nowadays, many universities even give complete degree programs on-line where instructions and lectures in the form of, for example, steaming videos are possible for students to watch 24-hours per day. In a sense, the use of Internet and Interactive Computer Technologies (ICT) in higher education could be compared to any other type of teaching tool such as the blackboard or over-head machines. From an economic point of view, one motivation of the use of Internet and ICT in higher education is if it is a more effective teaching tool compared to any relevant alternative. That is, all other things equal, if the Internet is an effective teaching tool in the respect that students who attend on-line courses or complete degree programs perform better in terms of scoring points at the final exam compared to face-to-face students.
The impact of ICT’s on students’ performance in Higher Education: Direct effects, indirect effects and Organizational change
