E-LEARNING

Definition Using a technological means (Internet/Intranet/Extranet) to access and manage learning that supports and enhances the knowledge of an individual.

State of e-learning Need marketing and awareness. Permit knowledge at accelerated pace & knowledge transfer. Early adopters are companies-meetings, demonstrations, training. Most successful in corporate segment-business goals and motivating employees.

Virtual Universities E-Learning Catalogue Customized Access to other universities. Underdeveloped countries raise the level of education, IIMs, IITs.,etc-HughesNet and NIIT Imperia. E-Learning Catalogue Customized

Who is on this team? Project Managers. Programmers. Writers. Graphics Artists, Animators, and Videographers. Quality Controllers .

Advantage: Reach out the masses. Create own content-self learning and others. It cover all distance-save time and cost. Trainees have flexibility. Self-paced learning and learning done at learner pace. Content can be repeated. Instant feedback and scores.

Obstacles Organizational. Lack of course content-IT, English. Technology support. High cost of purchase, implementation and deployment. Problematic and incompatible features between disparate systems.

Benefits Access: Making training more available to learners. Cost: Reducing training costs. Content: Increasing the scope of offerings. Speed: Responding to constant change and rapid product innovations. Efficiency: Avoiding scheduling of classroom training and booking instructors. Empowerment: Putting the responsibility for learning in the hands of learners. Convenience: Letting time-pressured students learn at the best time and place.

Trends Business-to-employee initiatives will address e-learning. e-learning will extend to customers. Simulation, gaming and interactivity will enrich e-learning. There will never be enough of the right skills.

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