What is E-Learning? - Guide to Pros, Cons & Future

The Era we are living in is rapidly evolving in all fields as a result of the development of technical means and products, which allow all the people around the world to communicate without borders, this evolution reflects every aspect of our life, especially the learning sector, now anyone in any far place can acquire knowledge and new sciences by himself through E-learning.

What is E-learning?

E-learning is having the ability to learn without any obstacles related to time or place, E-learning concept has evolved through the past decade, where it depended initially on either programs installed on computers or CDs, but with the development of modern devices and the increase of internet speed, the concept expanded to direct learning through the net, whether from a trainer or through simulation applications.

E-learning is considered a type of (Online Training Program, OLTP), it delivers the same training material of one subject to thousands of people in infinite places at the same time using a computer connected to the internet.

Features and advantages of E-learning

Continuous learning is a goal of any effective institution, as well as the individuals who always seek self-improvement, and E-learning has come to support this approach by offering many advantages to institutions and individuals, which are:

First: E-learning importance for the institution:

• Lowering the (trainers' travelling costs, trainers' time, production cost, training material distribution, office costs, and trainers)
• Ability to get the best training programs by sharing, exchanging, and purchasing.
• Automated feedback at the end of the course.
• Facilitate accessing the same source simultaneously unlike paper-based sources.

Second: E-learning importance for the individuals:

• Save travelling and transporting time.
• Effective and ease of access and interaction with the trainer and among the trainees.
• The possibility of training in any place and time.
• Overcoming the problem of a large trainees’ number in training courses.

What is the difference between E-learning and traditional learning?

The Future of E-learning

A study from Ambient in 2011 pointed out that the value of e-learning products that entered the market had increased to over 30 billion dollars for the year 2010, and definitely has doubled several times over the following years taking advantage of the leap in the quality and quantity of smartphones and tablets users’, global companies have started initiatives to support E-learning, Apple for example announced available Apps to download training materials and books via its famous device the iPad.

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