Is on-line and networked learning more effective and efficient than classroom-delivered instruction?

What implications can be drawn from the literature devoted to on-line and networked learning about efficacy of government initiatives and partnerships?

Are there promising practices to which government should pay particular attention?

Tracey Burns (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and Charles Ungerleider (University of British Columbia) created a State of the Field report  to the Council of Ministers of Education Canada and Industry Canada to provide answers to these questions. The Systematic Review consists of an in-depth narrative review and meta-analysis to inform implementation and policy decisions relating to the use of ICTs in the classroom.