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The articles can be found in just one page , no matter how long it may be . Students are the primary target audience of Wikipedia since the language used is informal and can be easily understood . Wikipedia presents the basic information just like the subject on Distance Education . However , its references give users plenty of choices for more comprehensive analysis about the with links to academic journals and schools or universities offering distance education . The site has no capability to demonstrate distance education in an interactive means through video , audio , or animation to

fully comprehend the subject . It has no visual aid in enhancing learning abilities . The great advantage of Wikipedia is free information unlike other online encyclopedias that require subscription to view the entire article . With few graphics , navigation and downloading are much faster

More and more people use Wikipedia because it is written in different languages . Truly , the site is a great source of information . However the danger lies whether such information is accurate and reliable . For my personal knowledge , I find Wikipedia very helpful but I do not use it as reference to cite my research works . Because of its open-content structure , articles could be vulnerable to vandalism or misinterpretation by those contributors . I would feel more secure and comfortable citing Britannica or Encarta , which are generally considered well-written and precise because the are masters in their own fields composed of historians , doctors , philosophers , known authors scientists , artists , and many other professionals . Some of the articles in Wikipedia are sometimes copied from other sources . The structure is open for hackers and unscrupulous people who simply want to sabotage the content of the site that may result to false or misleading information for the users . Security is very unstable that could do harm than good Access to information is...