Concept-Mapping Software: How effective is the learning tool in an online learning environment?

Online learning environments address the educational objectives by putting the learner at the center of the educational experience. They do so by addressing many of the problems that traditional learning environments present. For example, students memorizing material and using repetition as a means of retaining that material is often used in the traditional learning environment. This method often presents the same material in different ways, which doesn’t mean that it is necessarily effective. In online educational environments, the learner is stimulated to further explore for information and practical examples. As learning becomes more and more self-directed, the students as well as the educator begin to seek tools that will enhance this quest for knowledge.