| 摘要 |
A system and method for providing educational information to a plurality of viewers include providing a plurality of programs accessible via a computer from a plurality of remote locations for selection by the viewers, processing viewer identification information to identify a viewer, selecting a method of payment for viewing a selected program, processing format information to select one of a plurality of predetermined transmission formats for the selected program, and initiating transmission of the selected program in the selected format to the computer of the viewer. In one embodiment, viewers access educational programming which is broadcast over one or more computer networks using video and audio streaming in conjunction with periodically transmitted graphical and textual information which is subsequently synchronized with the video and audio information. In one embodiment, the system and method provide an interactive component, which may be necessary for certain continuing education accreditation, using chat rooms and threaded discussion groups. |
