Content and Page Design in Distance Education

This paper is a review of the content design and page design of distance education software programme (DESP) used over the Internet. To design an effective and good DESP, a content designer and a page designer need to consider some important elements in their programmes. Multimedia elements to be considered includes video, picture, audio and animation. Besides content design, a page designer has to consider the page layout, text used, blank space and the metaphor design. This review presents a brief suggestion on the improvement of the content and page design for DESP that cater to the international learners