The Truth and Realities of E-Learning
Typically the first thing people do when interested about a system, is to request a demo. You would think this would be a simple and pain free experience. Yet for some vendors, simple doesn’t exist but pain does – and it all comes to you wrapped up in a “chat”.
Award season is upon us already. The problem is that some organizations give out multiple awards under multiple categories, with multiple winners. As such, it is creating confusion in the marketplace.
A lot of people are asking questions when it comes to learning management systems. The questions posted are ones that are rarely asked, but should be, because they can have an impact.
Greetings from Moscow. We often tell our employees, customers and ourselves, that e-learning is learning without borders. That you can
There are two types of e-learning: Asynchronous Based Learning and Synchronous Based Learning. While one offers full interactivity and true adaptive learning wrapped in a non-linear approach, the other does not. So are they both really WBT? I say no.
With the continued advanced of technology, three new trends will play a huge role in e-learning in 2013. These trends are tied to Augmented Reality, tablets and Digital textbooks. But there are two areas I am worried about – that may impact us – social learning and 3D.
The e-learning industry as a whole, has always been the followers and not the leaders when it comes to using technology. Now with streaming from the net to your television or tablet, we still are holding back.
Saba Social offers a robust set of options and is a solid product, but some of its features are questionable in terms of privacy issues, which hurts the solution. This product can be a knockout, but right now it is just middle of the road.
E-Learning’s biggest challenge isn’t from outside, it is from within the training community. We have been led to believe that ILT reigns supreme and as a result, the adoption rates of e-learning are lower than expected. This from an industry (e-learning) that has been existence for more than 12 years.
The learning management system market is breaking sales records and for many vendors increasing their market share and thus their bottom line. But while this is great news, the sad reality is the market as a whole is hurting and in the end its impact, will affect all of us.
