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Courseware is a term that combines the words “course” with “software.” It is software containing educational content, instruction, and instructional strategies. Its meaning originally was used to describe additional educational material intended as kits for teachers or trainers or as tutorials for students, usually packaged for use with a computer. Courseware learning is the process of learning through Courseware. CAI and educational software are terms that are also used to describe Courseware. CAI stands for computer assisted instruction or computer aided instruction. CAI is a program that contains instruction contents and assistance to instruction using a computer. It is difficult to distinguish between CAI and courseware. Sometimes Courseware and CAI were used as the same concepts in reference to a sort of educational software which refers to all types of software for education. Educational software is...
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Lee, J.M. (2012). Courseware Learning. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_535
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