An interview guide, as shown in Figure 2,was made for the interviews. 

Figure 2. The CISAER interview guide 

This is the official CISAER format for the interviews: 

Institution: 

URL: 

Contact person: 

E mail: 

1. Type of institution 

University/college/corporation/other 

2. Use of the WWW in the course(s) 

Presentation/communication/administration/teaching 

3. WWW and other media 

All www/CD ROM/paper/other 

4. Type of media used 

www for content/interactivity/sound, video/Java 

5. Type of communication 

One online/one to one/one to many/many to many 

6. Type of student tutoring 

No tutoring/human tutoring/machine tutoring/group tutoring 

7. Assessment 

TMAs/CMAs/Peer assessment/examinations 

8. Accreditation 

Degree/diploma/certificate/statement of completion 

9. Costs in euros 

Costs of course to students/full cost/module, course or degree cost/other costs 

10. Enrolment 

Fixed start/fixed finish/flexible start/flexible finish 

Conclusion 

Limitations 

At the CISAER web pages, it was stated that the courses must comply with these criteria to be 

listed in the CISAER catalogue: 

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