Essentially it depends on what you use e-learning for but it is an electronic way to advance your knowledge in different subjects. For instance, in the business world, it often refers to the strategies that use a company network to deliver training courses to employees and lately, in most Universities, e-learning is used to define a specific mode to deliver course content and activities or program of study online.
There is also formal and informal e-learning. Classroom courses represent the type of learning called formal learning because the learning has stated objectives and is supposed to yield predetermined results. Some forms of formal e-learning include online education and online training recreate the formal learning experience online. Online education provides adults with limited literacy skills with a safe and patient place to develop basic skills such as reading and mathematical skills. Universities such as Phoenix University and San Diego State University offer online degree and certificate programs. Online training is also a structured event like online education. The only factor that separates online training from education is that the skills and knowledge taught via training are expected to be used immediately. E-learning also allows us to explore the potential of informal learning such as Knowledge Management and Electronic Performance Support.
There are many benefits of E-learning, including the following:
Convenience and Portability
- Courses are accessible on your schedule
- Online learning does not require physical attendance
- Learning is self-paced (not too slow, not too fast)
- You're unbound by time - courses are available 24/7
- You're unbound by place - study at home, work, or on the road
- Read materials online or download them for reading later
- Choose from a wide range of courses to meet your needs
- Degree, Vocational, and Certificate programs
- Continuing Education
- Individual courses
- Wide range of prices to fit your budget
- Go back to school to get a degree, learn a new skill, learn a new craft, or just have fun!
- From art to zoology you can do it all online in a price range to fit your budget.
- Online learning accommodates your preferences and needs - it's student-centered
- Choose instructor-led or self-study courses
- Skip over material you already know and focus on topics you'd like to learn
- Use the tools best suited to your learning styles
- Online learning will draw you to topics you like and enjoy. Studies show that because of this and the variety of delivery methods used to reach different types of learners, retention is frequently better than in a traditional classroom.
- Technology tools make collaboration among students much easier. Since many projects involve collaborative learning, the online environment is far easier (and often more comfortable) to work in since learners don't have to be face-to-face.
- The global learning community is at your fingertips with online learning. The technologies used give online instructional designers the ability to build in tools that take you to resources you may never see in a traditional classroom
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ReplyDeleteThe multiple benefits of E-Learning is why i prefer it over traditional class room learning. There are some ways class room learning is better than E-Learning, but over all, I believe E-Learning is more effective. I like E-Learning better because of its convenience and it allows for greater collaboration.
ReplyDeleteI have been exposed to e-learning ever since I was in kindergarten. I can't even imagine what education would be like without it. e-learning is a perfect way for students to expand their learning and to be able to gain more comprehension in areas that an instructor can't always help out in. My college math class is a mixture of classroom learning and MyMathLab which is on online book and homework. I feel that online learning maked my learning experiences much more valuable.
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