Videotraining: A comparison between “virtual class” and “remote class”

The main question in this article is to evaluate a new type of communication technology, the videoconferencing as a tool for remote training. The usage of two tools of videotraining is observed: the usage of individual computer in "virtual class" and a usage of a "remote class ". In the first part, a review of the literature will enable us to present the questions specific to the evaluation of video conferencing use within the framework of a training course. In the perspective of use we may consider two type of founding models: the model based of acceptation and the model base on requirements. The second part describes the methodology and the protocol for the videotraining experiment in a true situation, set up within the framework of a research contract with a large company which enabled us to closely monitor nineteen sessions of videotraining. The third part presents the results in terms of use mostly from the students \´point of view and also from teacher opinion.