| There are a lot of elearning tools and software | | | | students and leave their legacy LMS's behind by |
| that promote increased involvement and | | | | choosing a different tool. |
| collaboration in any academic setting as more and | | | | Tools geared toward elearning web 2.0 is similar |
| more students look for more engaging and | | | | to Facebook in such a way that it provides social |
| interactive experiences in courses and tools | | | | interaction for users from all over the world. It |
| offered by academic institutions. Both traditional | | | | connects and engages students from different |
| and electronic learning students are looking for | | | | places. The specific communities and various |
| better, more flexible and more effective methods | | | | community tools available empower users to |
| of learning. The popularity of social learning tools | | | | connect with other people through tools they are |
| has prompted the rise of a trend that looks at | | | | already familiar with. |
| these tools as new learning opportunities. | | | | Novas added that the new product brings |
| Powerful academic elearning tools can effectively | | | | together all the best things about community and |
| integrate traditional learning management system | | | | creates an environment that is completely beyond |
| (LMS) with tools similar to Facebook and LinkedIn. | | | | the limits of a traditional classroom. Through a |
| This new innovation is user-friendly social | | | | centralized online location, users can enjoy access |
| software as a service or SaaS solution that allows | | | | to discussions, presentations, videos, forums, |
| customers to provide the elearning 2.0 | | | | study guides, blogs and other applications |
| environment which is currently in demand for the | | | | conveniently any time and in any place. |
| students of this generation. | | | | A department or institution's academic elearning |
| Alfred R. Novas, Chief Executive Officer of an | | | | tools are required to be comprehensive, modern, |
| elearning service provider said that the critical | | | | fool-proof, and applicable within defined goals and |
| elements of educational offering nowadays are | | | | budgets before they can be implemented for |
| learning environment and collaboration tools. They | | | | complete online courses or as vital components in |
| are certain that academic institutions will not | | | | a blended learning environment. |
| afford to miss this opportunity to engage their | | | | |