Explain tutorial method with its features, advantages and limitations
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Advantages
Enables users to learn on demand and when they are motivated
Tutorial can be done independent of time and geography
User is able to stop for breaks and to repeat sections as needed
Easier to briefly review or skip sessions if not a beginner
Learning through written communication may be easier than learning through oral communication (e.g. English as a second language users)
Less ongoing staff time is needed for instruction
Experts can devise tutorial, even though they are located at a different institutions
Disadvantages......
Not possible to ask questions of instructor or to learn from questions asked by others learning the same topic
Density of presentation may be high because content must be self-contained
Individuals must be motivated enough to complete tutorial
Frequently takes novices longer to learn via tutorial than via classroom setting