The purpose is to compare different kinds of delivery with the characteristics of each. The table layout simplifies comparison, with characteristics down the left and kinds of kinds of delivery across the top.
| Kind of delivery | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to face | Existing LMS | Intensives, conferences | X MOOC non-credit | MOOC accreditable | ||
| Characteristics | Needs develped materials | No. Use existing textbooks and library | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Needs developed software | No | No | No | Yes, until fully developed | Yes, until fully developed | |
| Needs tutors | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Needs administrators | Yes. Processes are mainly manual | No, or minimal | Yes (including event manager) | No | No, except when fully automated | |
| Needs moderation of assessment | Yes, but could be software assisted | Yes, but could be software assisted | Yes, but could be software assisted | N/a, but courses still need review and improvement | Yes, but could be software assisted | |
| Scalable to very large numbers | No | No | Yes, if assessment not included | Yes | No. Limited by tutor role | |