Re por t s
e - Le a r n in g : D ig it a l Ed u ca t ion
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e- Lear n in g in clu d es com p u t er - based lear n in g, Web - b ased lear n in g , v ir t u al classr oom s an d digit al collabor at ion . I t pr ov ides a u sef u l t ool f or bot h in div idu al an d pr ofession al st u dy . Th e ben efit s of e- Lear n in g ar e gr eat er t h an j u st t im e an d cost sav in gs. User s can cu st om ize an d per son alize t h eir lear n in g ex p er ien ce, in cr easin g in t er est , lear n in g an d r et en t ion . e- Lear n in g is st ill a n ascen t ar ea, applicat ion s ar e st ill bein g dev eloped t o f u lly u t ilize com p u t in g pow er ; h ow ev er , t h e ch oices cu r r en t ly av ailable ar e ex cit in g an d fu ll of pr om ise.
This r epor t discusses t he landscape of e - Lear ning. The differ ent t y pes of p r og r am s cov er ed ar e: Fr ee Cou r ses, How- t o’s, On lin e Lear n in g Alt er n at iv es, Univ er sit i es On lin e, Degr ee an d Cer t if icat e pr ogr am s. Fiv e w ay s t o select a pr ogr am ar e ou t lin ed, an d Ben ef it s an d Lim it at ion s ar e also discu ssed.
Th e Pr odu ct An aly sis con t ain s:
• Th e m ain clien t s, par t n er s an d fin an cial in for m at ion . • A Descr ipt ion of t h e pr odu ct ’s f eat u r es.
• The funct ions it pr ov ides.
People, pr of ession als an d/ or com pan ies in t er est ed in t h r ee ar eas of lear n in g: Academ ic Lear n in g, Pr of ession al Dev elopm en t , an d Lif elon g Lear n in g.
Th e an aly zed pr odu ct s in clu de: Click 2 Lear n , Lear n 2 . com , Sm ar t Plan et , eMagist er , Hu n gr y Min ds, Fat h om , Pen sar e an d Saba.
Tar get Au dien ce Repor t Obj ect iv e
an d cor p or at e t r ain in g , w h ich is ex p ect ed t o r each $ 6 2 . 5 b illion [ € 6 7 . 3 b illion ] by t h e y ear 2 0 0 3 .
Maj or sof t w ar e an d I n t er n et com p an ies ar e g et t in g in t o t h e g am e as w ell. Cisco Sy st em s, Micr osof t , AT&T an d I BM ar e all dev elopin g e- lear n in g pr ogr am s. Th ese gian t s w ill m ost lik ely lev er age t h eir clou t w it h collabor at ion soft w ar e an d h ar d w ar e, sear ch t ech n olog ies, n et w or k s, b an d w id t h en h an cem en t an d an abu n dan ce of con t en t .3
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Ther e ar e new play er s ent er in g t h e m ar k et as w ell. Th ese in clu de com pan ies f ocu sed specif ically on pr ov idin g e - Lear n in g pr ogr am s. Man y of t h ese
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com pan ies h av e alr eady gon e pu blic in or der t o fu r t h er fu el t h eir gr ow t h -con v er t in g t h em in t o a p ow er f u l f or ce in t h is u n f old in g st or y .
Also, Un iv er sit ies ar e lau n ch in g e- lear n in g pr ogr am s. Most of y ou r local an d r egion al u n iv er sit ies ar e in t r odu cin g e- lear n in g pr ogr am s or h av e alr eady in t r odu ced t h em . Th is is an effor t t o r each n ew st u den t s - t ak in g adv an t age of an est ab lish ed b r an d an d rep u t at ion - as w ell as offer flex ibilit y t o cu r r en t st udent s.
Ty p e s of Pr og r a m s
Pr ogr am s can be or gan ized in t o fiv e gen er al gr ou ps. Th ese gr ou ps pr ov ide ser v ices f or in div idu als an d cor por at ion s f or per son al or pr of ession al edu cat ion . Pr ogr am s r ange w idely in cost st r uct ur e. A cour se for an indiv idual or pe r so n al in t er est can cost a f ew dollar s, w h er eas a cor por at e in t r an et in t egr at ed lear n in g solu t ion can cost h u n dr eds of t h ou san ds of dollar s.
Du e t o t h is h ig h cost of m ain t ain in g an in t er n al lear n in g solu t ion , m ost com p an ies ar e ad op t in g an ASP (Applicat ion Ser v ice Pr ov ider ) m odel. Th is pr ov ides sm all an d m ediu m sized com pan ies, as w ell as in div idu als, access t o fu lly cu st om izable e - Lear n in g p r og r am s.
Fr e e Cou r se s
Most com p an ies of f er f r ee cou r ses. Th ey ser v e as an in t r od u ct ion t o t h e t y p e of inst r uc t ion an d lear n in g m at er ials t h at ar e of f er ed in t h eir pay ser v ices.
Th er e ar e n ot m an y par t icipan t s offer in g t op qu alit y edu cat ion al m at er ial com plet ely f r ee. On e com pan y , n Min ds, is of f er in g a gr eat lear n in g t ool f or en t er p r isin g in d iv id u als (h t t p: / / w w w . n m in ds. com). n Min ds h as gat h er ed m an y of t h e t h ou gh t leader s in bu sin ess an d h as assem bled a ser ies of lesson s t h at k eep t h e u ser ( or st u den t ) u p - t o- d at e on a b r oad r an g e of m an ag em en t issu es.
How - t o ' s
Th is is also called “ j u st- in - t im e” lear n in g w h en applied t o pr of ession al lear n in g. Th e cou r ses do n ot pr ov ide dept h in a su bj ect m at t er , bu t r at h er t h e oppor t u n it y t o qu ick ly lear n an d apply a n ew ly obt ain ed sk ill set . Th is h elps t o r ein for ce t h e lear n in g as w ell as im m ediat ely in cr ease pr odu ct iv it y in t h e w or k place.
Fast Com pan y of f er s a t y pe of j u st- in - t im e lear ning wit h it s FC LEARNI NG sect ion (ht t p: / / w w w . fast com pany . com) . FC LEARNI NG is designed t o assist cor por at e t r ain er s or edu cat or s t o pr epar e t h eir classes or sem in ar s, bu t t h is ser v ice is r eadily av ailable f or an y on e. By com bin in g Fast Com pan y ar t icles w it h a Discu ssion Gu ide, t h ey pr ov ide a r oad m ap f or u n der st an din g t h e ar t icle an d t h e con cept beh in d it .
Unive r sit ie s On- lin e
Man y u n iv er sit ies offer on e set of cou r ses ov er t h e Net an d a differ en t set of cour ses on cam pu s. Som e dist an ce cou r ses can be adapt ed v er sion s of off - lin e m at er ial. I f t h e m at er ial h as been r e - w or k ed for t h e I n t er n et , t h e st u den t st an ds t o gain . How ev er , in som e cases t h e m at er ial h as n ot been r e- t h ou g h t f or an in t er act iv e, self- p aced en v ir on m en t . Th ese cou r ses pr ov e t o be disappoin t in g f or t h e st u den t as w ell as f r u st r at in g. Use car e w h en elect in g on e of t h ese cou r ses.
in div idu als pr epar in g t h e cou r se ar e at t h e f or ef r on t in t h is t opic. Not h in g is m or e discou r agin g t h an pay in g for ou t dat ed con t en t . Th is feat u r e h elps en su r e t h at y ou ar e get t in g t h e m ost f or y ou r m on ey .
4 . Com m u n it ie s
An en v ir on m en t w h er e ideas, r esou r ces, adv ice an d a h elpin g h an d can be sh ar ed, fav or fu r t h er in v olv em en t in t h e pr oj ect . Com m u n it ies can be u sed as an in t egr al par t of t h e cou r se w or k - pr ov idin g a t eam w or k en v ir on m en t as w ell. Man y com pan ies an d u n iv er sit ies h av e in cor por at ed com m u n it ies in t o t h eir pr ogr am s an d cou r ses. I f it is m issin g, t ak e a car ef u l look at t h e su bj ect m at t er , and t hen consider if it w ill be m issed.
5 . Ce n t r a lize d Adm in ist r a t ion
nov els) , it ’s som ew hat lim it ing in t he cont ex t of class not es or Wor d docu m en t s.
allow s t u t or ials an d con t en t t o be dev eloped f or st r eam in g pr ogr am s t o be dist r ibu t ed ov er t h e com pan y ’s in t r an et . Th e Le a r n i n g Ag e n t s™ can b e com plet ely cu st om ized t o pr ov ide on - lin e h elp d esk su p p or t an d cu st om er ser v ice, as w ell as in for m v isit or s of n ew pr odu ct lau n ch es. Th ey can also ser v e a v ar iet y of e- com m er ce r elat ed f u n ct ion s, in clu din g sit e n av igat ion al h ost , sit e salesper son , an d pr odu ct t r ain in g agen t .
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Pr ogr am s, Discu ssion s, Book s an d ot h er m edia. Eit h er t h e u ser is pr esen t ed w it h t h e ar eas ar e av ailable for a giv en su bj ect , or t h e u ser can sear ch for t opics av ailable as a How- t o, f or ex am ple.
Pr iv at e lear n in g solu t ion s ar e also av ailable. Ser v ices in clu de: Leadin g on lin e u n iv er sit ies su ch as UC Ber k eley , Pen n St at e, an d UCLA; Ex t en siv e cou r se of f er in gs in academ ic, t r ain in g, pr of ession al dev elopm en t , an d lif est y le lear ning; I nst r uct or - led and self - p aced cou r ses; Deg r ee an d cer t if icat e pr ogr am s ; Cu st om ized sear ch an d d ir ect or y , an d eLear n in g p r od u ct s an d ser v ices.
Co n t a ct I n f o r m a t io n
Th e dem on st r a t ion on t he Fat hom w ebsit e does an ex cellent j ob of ex plaining t his concept . I n or der t o fully under st and t he concept , t he gr aphical r epr esen t at ion t h ey pr esen t is n ecessar y . Cu r r en t ly , Lear n in g t r ails ar e fr ee. How ev er , t h is cou ld ch an ge in t h e f u t u r e. Fat h om h as n ot of f icially lau n ch ed yet .
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Ot h e r Cou n t r ie s
Pen sar e can also design cu st om ized t r ain in g cou r ses. Ot h er ser v ices in clu de: h ost in g, w eb collabor at ion t ools, per f or m an ce su ppor t , t r ack in g t ools, m en t or in g, per son alizat ion an d v ir t u al ev en t s or gan izat ion .
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Lear n in g En t er pr ise can be h ost ed in- h ou se or t h r ou gh a Saba- h ost ed solu t ion : Saba Lear n in g Net w or k .
Sa b a Le a r n in g N e t w o r k pr ov ides m or e basic fu n ct ion alit y t h an t h e Lear n in g
En t er pr ise an d is best su it ed for m idm ar k et en t er pr ises. I t feat u r es basic cat alog bu ildin g, r egist r at ion , com pet en cy m an agem en t , e - m ar k et in g capabilit ies, and t igh t in t egr at ion w it h t h e Saba Ex ch an ge. Th e Saba Lear n in g Net w or k is design ed f or Associat ion s, Bu sin ess Un it s, Wor k f or ce Edu cat ion , Gr ow in g En t er pr ises an d Tr ain in g Pr ov ider s.
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Con clu sion s
e- Lear n in g of f er s a gr eat oppor t u n it y t o lear n m or e abou t alm ost an y t opic. On e of t h e gr eat adv ant ages of t h is t y pe of edu cat ion is t h at t h er e do n ot h av e t o be an y ex am in at ion s or h om ew or k in v olv ed. Lear n in g does n ot h av e t o be t ied t o an y degr ee- or ien t ed cu r r icu lu m .
Ju st- in - t im e lear n in g pr ov ides t h e abilit y t o lear n j u st w h at y ou ar e look in g fo r , in a r edu ced t im e f r am e an d in st r aigh t t o t h e poin t en v ir on m en t - b y p assin g an y su p er f lu ou s p oin t s ( Th is is an alog ou s t o sp eed r ead in g ) .
Bef or e decidin g t o en r oll in an e- Lear n in g pr ogr am , t h er e ar e sev er al poin t s t h at d ep en d on y ou r at h er t h en t h e ser v ices of f er ed. You n eed t o h av e t h e an sw er s t o t h ese qu est ion s f ir m ly in m in d.
1 . Wh at ar e y ou r lear n in g pr ef er en ces?
2 . Do y ou w an t a j u st- i n- t im e cou r se, or a m or e com p r eh en siv e on e? 3 . Ar e y ou self - m ot iv at ed? No on e is t h er e t o sit y ou dow n at t h e com p u t er . 4 . I s y ou r com pu t er an d con n ect ion su f f icien t ?
Fin ally , t h e lear n in g m odels cu r r en t ly u sed w ill be f u r t h er dev eloped ov er t h e n ex t f ew y ear s. As w e m ov e t ow ar ds a pay - f o r- con t en t I n t er n et , su b scr ip t ion ser v ices sh ou ld becom e m or e com m on . A su bscr ipt ion t o one of t hese ser v ices sh ou ld b e ab le t o p r ov id e an all - in - on e lear n in g solu t ion . Af t er all, ev er y ar t icle w e r ead is p ar t of an ad- h oc lear n in g ex per ien ce. Su bscr ipt ion ser v ices w ill help t o giv e or der and sense t o infor m at ion as w ell as add valu e by h elpin g u s apply w h at w e r ead an d lear n .
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