How E-Learning is the New Relief for all Educational Institutes?
The trend of online learning in education has been growing rapidly, with a lot of e-learning solutions available in the market, providing education to students virtually anywhere.
With the advancement of technology, more number of educational institutes are adopting e-learning, giving a feeling of being in a classroom to the students.
E-Learning software and solutions offer educational institutes the capability of sharing material in all kinds of formats including videos, slideshows, PDFs and word documents.
It is also possible to conduct webinars and communicate with professors via options like chats and message forums. Have a look at how e-learning has become a relief for all educational institutes.
Lowered Cost
Producing learning content is time consuming as well as expensive. With e-learning solutions, educational institutes can cut down on their costs and improve return on investment. They can save on travel and material cost, and make their processes more efficient. E-learning removes the need for spending on classroom-based training.
Higher Retention of Learning
E-learning is based on technology and hence stays in the minds of students for a longer time and gets attached to their minds too with ease. When students learn with self-interest, they enjoy learning. This result in greater productivity leading to higher retention capabilities.
Convenience
E-Learning system ensures convenience in learning. No need to attend classes specially, e-learning doesn’t need students to travel far or spend time in libraries. It is a convenient mode for educational institutes too.
Collaborative System
The classroom of today is not confined to a physical classroom with walls, it extends to learning with the whole world. Students from different parts of the world collaborate and share knowledge through this platform.
Through e-learning, different students from various countries can exchange their knowledge, ensuring learning as well as cultural exchange. They can even connect with their teachers, who provide online support to the students.
They can easily complete their projects or assignments or presentations on time.
Easy Access and Storage
When students learn online, they are not bound by traditional classroom settings with lecture notes and instructions of teachers in a physical environment.
E-learning solutions give them learning tools and material which they can access at any time. They can do self-learning with a lot of details, sources and research material available.
Flexibility
As e-learning solution gives anytime access to the students, they can learn their courses at any point of time and get detailed knowledge of them. They only need a computer, laptop or a tablet as an assistance in their learning process. It also ensures flexibility for educational institutes.
Self-Paced Learning
e-Learning not only gives the students freedom to learn at their own convenience but also at a pace that is right for them. Teachers impart training in remote locations and the student take it at his own pace, unlike classroom setup where students have unequal pace thus reducing difficulties in learning.
Standardization
An educational institute may have a great teacher, but there’s no guarantee that the courses are presented the same across sessions or the consistency is maintained. E-learning can allow institutes to create a standardized process and consistency in the delivery of content. It also reduces delivery time.
Conclusion
There is a plethora of different e-learning solutions or Learning Management Systems (LMSs) and methods available for institutes to deliver courses.
E-learning solutions allow educational institutes to provide self-paced learning, with the learning sessions available to students all the time. Institutes can have added control over their learning process and students are able to understand their subjects in a better way. E-learning solutions ensure central location for all course materials.
It also provides improved organization for regular studies like completing assignment deadlines, homework etc. It is hence an interactive way of learning for teachers as well as students!
Gargee Goswami is a self-confessed bibliophile who loves to write in her free time (the little that she gets). Having vast experience of 6+ years, she counts tea, travel and food as her life's great passions. Read more