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E-Learning

Definition of E-learning

     E- learning is an electronically communication for constructing and confirming knowledge. The important foundations of E-learning are the Internet and related communication technologies. E-learning has an element of distance learning but a quality and highly interactive learning experience is a secondary structural constraint. E-learning includes conferencing and collaborative learning approaches. It is an online learning that integrates independence with interaction. Online learning might be sustainable but face-to-face learning communities are not replaced because they have a huge support from online learning.       

Benefits

There are many benefits of E-learning for students and teachers that are listed below. 

E-learning reduces the cost and time that are taken away from home to school. Including the cost of paper materials, online learning helps teachers and students to save money and increse a productive workplace.

  • It is save cost and time

  • Learning anytime, anywhere

Normally courses start and finish in office hours. Students, who are busy to attend class, can attend E-lerning class in anytime and anywhere. This also means that the courses can be done can be done outside of office hours in exchange for free time.

  • It's discreet

E-learning allows each individual to tackle the subject at their own pace, with interactive tasks being set in place to ensure a thorough understanding.

Reference

  1. D. Randy Garrison,2011,E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice, Second Edition,Taylor&Francis Inc., New York USA., P.2-5

Last Updated: 21/1/2014

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