What are the advantages of electronic documents?

Answer 1

Electronic documents cut down the amount of paper used, and the amount of paper not used means more trees are saved from being cut down. If sending a form, you not only save the paper but also time, because emails can be sent automatically.

Answer 2

Electronic Paper offers several advantages over printed paper. For example you can use electronic bookmarks, choose you prefferred level of magnification, you can also use search to find information quickly, you have the option to print on to real paper if required.

Answer 3

Advantage to electronic communication is that there are no restrictions to a specific time and place (asynchronous). It is visual and textual rather than aural. These characteristics provide benefits in several areas 1. increased accessibility relevant to the course and the ongoing dialogs 2. provide more pedagogically sound interaction with the information 3. encourage thoughtful discussion about the information 4. equal participation in the ongoing discussion 5. enhance interaction 6. a unique assessment technique 7. ability to archive and retrieve, and increased structure of information 8. access to diverse sources of information.