What is ARELLO-IDECCs definition of a CBT course?
CBT (Computer Based Training) are taught via a computer and typically delivered from a CD-ROM or floppy disk. CBT courses may also be “distributed” but are not typically “delivered” via the Internet. The distinguishing feature of CBT courses is that an Internet connection is not needed to complete the course or run a substantial part of it. For example, a course that is sent to the student on a CD-ROM and installed to run on the student’s computer independent of an Internet connection would be considered a CBT course. Even if the student completion reporting were done within the CBT program via an Internet connection at the end of a course, the primary delivery method is still CBT. Typically, in a CBT course, student progress information is kept on the student’s hard drive, not on a remote server as with Internet based courses.
