As companies continue to keep a watchful eye on the budget, e-learning is one option for creating a happy marriage between continuous training for employees and a fatter wallet for management.
Electronic Learning, or e-learning, simply refers to training sessions or educational courses delivered electronically. It could be courses delivered through a CD-ROM, for example, or it could involve a live "virtual classroom," facilitated by a teacher interacting with students via the Internet or a satellite feed. Today, however, e-learning is increasingly associated with Web-based courseware -- educational courses that are developed in advance and then delivered via the Internet -- enabling users to take courses at their own pace, at any time of day or night.
Why e-learning?
It is sometimes difficult to select the right format to de-liver learning initiatives to an audience. Here are a few guidelines for choosing Web-based e-learning as the mode of training delivery. Consider e-learning if: