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Welcome
to the world of eLearning!
While the term
eLearning is relatively new in training and teaching fields, the
delivery of instruction at a distance has been practiced for over
100 years - we call it Distance Education. Correspondence courses
were some of the first distance delivered courses and are still
popular today.
- With the
increasing availability of the Internet and computer technologies
we are now able to change what and how we deliver training and
instruction to learners separated by time or space. Thus eLearning
has begun to evolve.
- One of the
most important questions to ask when considering eLearning is
"What does eLearning change?". In Horton's book he suggests
that most importantly it removes barriers of time and space, changes
the economics of delivering training, and also changes how we
can deliver training.
- Below is
a link to a PowerPoint presentation titled "Introduction
to eLearning". This presentation presents some general information
and ideas about eLearning models, which serves as an orientation
to the rest of this course. Click on the link below to view the
presentation.
An
Introduction to eLearning
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"Soon
anybody will be able to learn anything anywhere at any time,
thanks to a new development called Web-based training".
~
William Horton
Designing Web-based Training
p. 1
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Related
Readings:
Chapter
1
Designing Web Based Training
Related
sites to review:
An
Overview of Online Learning
E-Learning
Glossary
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