The rapid growth of WWW-based teaching materials has awakened interest in their use for local learning on-campus in addition to distance learning applications. The possibility of disseminating appropriately designed teaching materials at-a-distance as effectively as traditional lectures is not a matter of question. In a review of over 230 articles written between 1928 and 1996 it has been found that the performance of distance and local students is equivalent. We are motivated to carefully study the use of web-based lecture materials to see if education quality can be improved. The medium appears to offer the flexibility needed to allow students to play a very active role in their education, which may translate into more effective learning-to-learn. It appears that web-based lecture materials may allow classroom time to be spent in mentoring activities, potentially increasing the value of the on-campus experience.