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E-Learning Solutions

Introduction

Businesses these days are more focused on training their employees so that they can constantly upgrade competencies and bind the power of knowledge. In fact in today's e-business world, the requirement for training has gained its importance everywhere. Certainly, you need to train and educate the new employees about the business sphere, sales force on your new product and partners on new safety procedures. But, mostly due to shortage of time or some inconvenience and the rising cost of training, sometimes acts as an obstruction in the process of knowledge upgradation. Thus E-Learning solutions can be the most vital tool for companies or any employees who are looking for reasonable method to learn new skills. E-learning solution can be explained as an online education system that encompasses information, training and knowledge management.

The term e learning may be trendy, but the concept itself has been around for decades. E-learning is training that takes place through a network, usually over the Internet or a company intranet. It has its roots in the not-so-glamorous world of computer-based training, which appeared in the early '80s and used CD-ROMs to teach mostly technical skills to mostly technical people. Lately, e-learning has evolved into a tool widely used in both the corporate and academic worlds.

With today's e-learning, companies can train salespeople to use a new product, even if offices are in scattered locations. On the academic front, e-learning allows people to take online classes from universities in a variety of subjects.

How does e-learning work?

E-learning solutions fits into two categories: synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous e-learning imitates a classroom, which means classes take place in real-time and connect instructors and students via streaming audio or video or through a chat room. Asynchronous e-learning lets a student access prepackaged training on his own time, working at his own pace and communicating with the instructor or other students through e-mail.

What are the advantages of e-learning?

Time and money. Consider how much your company spends in sending people to training—airfare, hotel bills, phone calls home. All those pricey meals on the company tab. E-learning eliminate costs by allowing a specialist in Location A to train an entire group in Location B without leaving the office. It also offers more accessibility to the instructor and more flexibility for the student.

How complex are the technologies related to it?

Though most e-learning packages require only a browser and an Internet connection, certain bells and whistles (like audio or video) require high bandwidth. Technology is only an enabler; you will need a continuum of technologies and methodologies to create the most effective program.

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