E-Learning
What is E-Learning.
A
learning system based on formal teaching but with the help of electronic
resources is called e-learning. Previously, this method was not accepted
wholeheartedly because it was assumed that it did not have the human elements
needed to learn. E-learning can also be described as an active exchange of
skills and knowledge from the network, and the learning curriculum can impart
knowledge to a large number of recipients at once (economictimes, 2020).
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Saves your company money.
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Reduces learning time.
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Better employee retention for most training topics.
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Just-in-time accessibility for worldwide employees.
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Provides employees with ongoing access to key resources.
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Guarantees a risk-free environment for your employees.
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Allows for global collaboration.
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Fits your employee’s flexible lifestyles.
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Scalable for any number of employees.
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Provides your employees, and managers, with timely feedback.
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Ensures training consistency and standardization.
· Reduces your company’s environmental impact.
Disadvantages of E-Learning (Tamm, 2019).
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Online student feedback is limited.
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E-Learning can cause social Isolation.
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E-Learning requires strong self-motivation and time management
skills.
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Lack of communicational skill development in online students.
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Cheating prevention during online assessments is complicated.
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Online instructors tend to focus on theory rather than practice.
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E-Learning lacks face-to-face communication.
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E-Learning is limited to certain disciplines.
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Online learning is inaccessible to the computer illiterate
population.
· Lack of accreditation & quality assurance in online education.
The
Global Context of E-Learning.
Conclusion.
References
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[Accessed 19 November 2020].
Indeed a commonly and aggressively using learning platform in nower days in most of the companies. This is considerably reduces the cost incur with the physical learning models. However as per my opinion, lack of the physical touch and interpersonal relationship is the main disadvantage of this method
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ReplyDeleteAccording to Balram (2020) “Increased screen time usage, especially for non-academic activities, has been found to be linked with increases in depression, anxiety and perceived attention problems,” Katzenstein said.
ReplyDeleteMany international students who are now in different time zones have had to adjust their sleep cycle in order to attend class."
My opinion is, E learning provides the education and learning a flexible platform where the learners can access a variety of opportunities to broaden their knowledge while there are also many disadvantages of same.
Mean time, we should focus on the mental side effects where this can affect most of the students in the long run. We need the technology for the advancement and most of time we focus on technical difficulties of every field rather than providing solutions for health matters and cope up with the development.
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Virtual leaning is one of the key area in modern training and development. When the fast growing innovative context e learning plays major roll specially this type of global pandemic. The comprehensive blog of e learning..
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ReplyDeletePractical subject has been chosen in current pandemic situation. Although government has instructed to do online education for past 8 months, there is a doubt whether students have grabbed the same knowledge they gain in live classroom environment since e learning platform is not practical in every situation.
ReplyDeleteThe importance of E-Learning education is that it is quick and does not require much cost. The long training period, infrastructure, stationery, travel expenses, etc. is reduced. Effectiveness of the transferred or imparted knowledge and learning is high and powerful. It makes information easy to grasp and absorb. With current prevailing situation how important this will be for all. Nice article
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ReplyDeleteThe Asia is the fastest growing market for e-learning in the world, with a growth rate of 17.3% per year.
It important to remember that the positive role of e-learning in sustainable development is dependent on the availability of clear plans for e-learning and local and international conditions to guarantee credibility and quality, the continuing training for the human element related to new technologies, and periodic maintenance plans for technological infrastructure to cope with constant technological development (Massah, 2014).
Reference
Massah, S., 2014. Future for advance research and studies. [Online]
Available at: https://futureuae.com/m/Mainpage/Item/108/human-investment-promising-opportunities-for-e-learning-in-the-uae
[Accessed 11 December 2020].
A learning system based on formalized teaching but with the help of electronic resources is known as E-learning. While teaching can be based in or out of the classrooms, the use of computers and the Internet forms the major component of E-learning. One of the main fields of modern training and growth is virtual leaning. In particular, this form of global pandemic plays a major role as the increasingly increasing disruptive context plays e learning. The detailed e learning blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that we train our selves to adopt to available facilities so that they can be easily adopted in mandatory situations. However for learning which needs more two way communication it is preferred to have physical sessions.
ReplyDeleteE-learning is a very useful technique with sufficient equipment. according to the article, like this kind of pandemic situation, this is an awesome solution to continue the studies. however we are still living in the third world country, the government provide adequate facilities to improve e-learning methods.
ReplyDeleteSince the learning is an ongoing process & a key factor for the institutional growth, most of the companies continue their learning activities through electronic based mediums. Specially in theses pandemic period "E learning" platforms have massively contributed institutions to continue their knowledge sharing activities.
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