E-Learning 2.0 : Proven Practices and Emerging Technologies to Achieve Real Results
Contents: 1. The business calculations and business objectives of e-learning. 2. E-learning strategies. 3. Types of e-learning. 4. Web 2.0. 5. Web 2.0 technologies. 6. Web 2.0 trends for e-learning. 7. Components of an effective course. 8. Graphics and multimedia. 9. Standards and integration. 10. Conclusion: LMS/tools with good implementation. 11. Resources. Appendix. Author guide. Sample course content. Glossary. Index.
Over the past few years, e-learning has taken the world of adult education by storm. It is now estimated that more than 3 million adults took at least one online curse last year, and training managers in the field predict that e-learning will soon account for up to half of the training methods of most organizations. Despite its increasing popularity, professionals in the training-and-development field are still trying to figure out how to make e-learning really work. The one thing most companies do know it that they’ve spent a lot of money on it, but they’re not getting what they expected from their investment. How can you ensure that you and your people are getting the most out of this potentially valuable tool? Just throwing the newest or easiest technology at the issue does not effectively train people or provide good return on investment. What business really need is a best-practices guide that tells them what is working and how to make sure the money invested pays.
As a consultant, Anita Rosen has worked with may companies, assisting them to integrate current business goals and objectives into a successful Internet strategy. In e-learning 2.0 she discusses the current state of e-learning, and identifies what’s productive and what’s not. She reveals sound e-learning principles brought to life through examples and illuminating real-world case studies, highlighting how trainer can move from classroom to web delivery. Here, Rosen focuses on what you really want to know, like the hottest trends in the market place, what other companies are doing, and how are they doing it successfully. This book provides a compact, easy-to-digest discussion of the successes (and failures) in the field, and also explains the most recent developments in technology, e-learning 2.0 provides invaluable advice on how to:
Better communicate with management. Present your initiative to get funding and approval. Evaluate new and emerging technologies to see if they will power you initiative. Evaluate current courses to see if they are effective. Add new technologies to provide better learning. Understand what vendors are talking about so that you make the best technology decision. Better integrate training needs with business direction, and evaluate training initiatives.
Over the past few years, e-learning has taken the world of adult education by storm. It is now estimated that more than 3 million adults took at least one online curse last year, and training managers in the field predict that e-learning will soon account for up to half of the training methods of most organizations. Despite its increasing popularity, professionals in the training-and-development field are still trying to figure out how to make e-learning really work. The one thing most companies do know it that they’ve spent a lot of money on it, but they’re not getting what they expected from their investment. How can you ensure that you and your people are getting the most out of this potentially valuable tool? Just throwing the newest or easiest technology at the issue does not effectively train people or provide good return on investment. What business really need is a best-practices guide that tells them what is working and how to make sure the money invested pays.
As a consultant, Anita Rosen has worked with may companies, assisting them to integrate current business goals and objectives into a successful Internet strategy. In e-learning 2.0 she discusses the current state of e-learning, and identifies what’s productive and what’s not. She reveals sound e-learning principles brought to life through examples and illuminating real-world case studies, highlighting how trainer can move from classroom to web delivery. Here, Rosen focuses on what you really want to know, like the hottest trends in the market place, what other companies are doing, and how are they doing it successfully. This book provides a compact, easy-to-digest discussion of the successes (and failures) in the field, and also explains the most recent developments in technology, e-learning 2.0 provides invaluable advice on how to:
Better communicate with management. Present your initiative to get funding and approval. Evaluate new and emerging technologies to see if they will power you initiative. Evaluate current courses to see if they are effective. Add new technologies to provide better learning. Understand what vendors are talking about so that you make the best technology decision. Better integrate training needs with business direction, and evaluate training initiatives.
