An instructor is discussing key material for a course when a learner asks a question that will lead to material that the class is not yet prepared for. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the instructor? 

Answer options:

A. Inform the learner that the question can be asked during a break
B. Answer the question as not doing so may cause the learner to be confused.
C. Defer the question and assure the learner that it will be covered later in the course.
D. Inform the learner that the question falls outside of scope and will not be answered.

C