Recommendations

IT has been shown that the physical learning environments of distance students are not all that different from those used by regular on-campus students.

Unexpected results from this study are that distances students' needs are apparently appear similar to that of the on-campus students. This is both in relation to resources and communication needs.

Both distance and on-campus students in this study made a made selective use of online resources.

Both group indicated that most of their study was done at home using paper based or web based materials.

Students are able to use ICT's; there is need by course designer's and developers to maximize its potential for learning purpose.

The results from the study suggests that more research needs to be done to more fully understand the environments students use for
their study to make online course maximize student study needs
and demands.