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But there is much more to this picture, education on demand means I can watch my professors 2 p.m. lecture<br />

aga<strong>in</strong> at 8 p.m. and even 2 a.m., and that I can watch it over and over, and skip to the parts I need to review. It<br />

means I can also review last weeks lecture, and perhaps other related material grouped with this <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion.<br />

Instructors can cont<strong>in</strong>ue to update their <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> real time, and po<strong>in</strong>t to other recommended resources,<br />

both on-l<strong>in</strong>e and off-l<strong>in</strong>e. Resources can be used 24 hours a day, on every cont<strong>in</strong>ent, whenever the user wants<br />

to access the <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion.<br />

VII. - Conclusion<br />

If we consider where MPEG stream<strong>in</strong>g technology is at today and compare it for <strong>in</strong>stance with the aircraft<br />

<strong>in</strong>dustry, it is 1903 and Kitty Hawk is barely beh<strong>in</strong>d us. It will be 66 years before we will be on the moon, but<br />

th<strong>in</strong>gs are start<strong>in</strong>g to happen. I have only briefly discussed the implications of MPEG stream<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the near<br />

future, but at the current rate of change, I do not feel that I can speculate further, other that stat<strong>in</strong>g that it will<br />

get better, faster and more usable as the technology and delivery systems mature.

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