| In the past, Elearning has made a great | | | | also be a great help for a business organization as |
| contribution in the field of education. It started in | | | | well. It is now used by companies to provide |
| the mid-1980s by a number of institutions in the | | | | employee training, information dissemination, and |
| United States. The pioneer institutions include | | | | performance evaluation. Elearning can help a |
| Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, Connected | | | | company maximize its resources for employee |
| Education, New York Institute of Technology and | | | | training and development. It can also give |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology. In order to | | | | assistance in reaching company's goals and |
| organize these elearning institutes, an organization | | | | objectives. |
| called Independent Student Media was established. | | | | There are many Elearning companies that can |
| As of 2003, there were millions of students who | | | | cater to all these needs. They are responsible for |
| enrolled in e-learning institutes. This number of | | | | human resource development, planning of |
| students increases at a rate of 25% per year. | | | | strategies, leadership and training. Elearning |
| Elearning students are mostly from Australia and | | | | companies offer variety of services such as |
| New Zealand. | | | | building and designing training courses, offering |
| But really, what is Elearning? Elearning is a term | | | | web-based programs for learning, online learning |
| that is used to refer to computer-based learning. | | | | and content management. But a reminder: before |
| Elearning uses web-based training and teaching | | | | hiring an elearning company, it is better to check |
| materials, CD-ROMs, learning management | | | | the company's background and credibility. |
| software, discussion boards, e-mail, | | | | Indeed, technology has become a huge part in |
| computer-aided assessment, simulation, online | | | | education and learning development, not only for |
| conferencing and other related methods. | | | | students but for employees as well. This is a |
| With the advancement of technology, Elearning | | | | major breakthrough in technology and education |
| not only provides training for students but it can | | | | industry. |