eLearning Marketing Articles

eLearning Software

January 16, 2016

Enterprises Investing Billions In Business Security

Enterprises invest huge money, efforts, time, and energy to compete in the race, but forget to implement basic security measures. And when these businesses suffer from cyber attacks and security breaches, they close down. Nonetheless, you could somehow manage to recover from cyber exploits and other failure issues, but it’s unworkable when customer’s data are at risk. These inevitable issues bring business security to the forefront so much so that even the topmost companies continue to invest millions and billions.

by Vaishnavi Agrawal

Instructional Design

January 15, 2016

7 Tips To Engage And Inspire Modern Learners In eLearning

Modern learners can adeptly navigate the virtual landscape. They are on-the-go, and demand that their eLearning go along with them. But how can you design an eLearning course that keeps up with the ever-evolving needs of modern learners? In this article, I’ll show you not only how to instruct the tech-savvy learners of today, but also how to inspire and engage them.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

January 15, 2016

Choosing An eCommerce Platform For eLearning: 30 Questions To Ask

If you sell your courses to customers, choosing an eCommerce platform is a case of balancing your budget with the features you genuinely need. It’s a good idea to think forward and anticipate problems before they arise, assess what your eCommerce needs will be, and how the system will scale as your business grows.

by David Hill

Learning Management Systems

January 15, 2016

Why Learner Analytics And Reporting Vs Traditional Report Cards?

End of academic year learner results are no longer a relevant metric for the 5 and growing list of interested parties who now support the learners. These 5 parties demand and now can have access to their learner’s academic path data of which they feel is much more important than the actual final academic scores achieved. One award winning education analytics company has been leading the way in easy-to-use learner analytics and report tools for Moodle and integration of third party add-ons.

by Enoch Kimmel

eLearning Design and Development

January 14, 2016

5 Tips To Choose And Use Style Guides In eLearning

Authors and journalists aren’t the only ones who need to know about style guides. In fact, every eLearning professional who creates written online content for their eLearning courses should learn as much as possible about these standards. In this article, I will share 5 tips on how to choose and use style guides in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

January 14, 2016

Low-Cost Gamification For Adult Learners

Gamification is the process of changing the dynamics of any activity by incorporating several game elements. This technique has gained popularity in various fields because of its effectiveness in increasing productivity, speed, and learning. The field of eLearning also tapped into the use of gamification to enhance the efficacy of eLearning courses and materials. However, not all companies have extra money to spend on gamification features, which can get very expensive. In this article, I will discuss some ways Instructional Designers can use low-cost gamification for their eLearning courses.

by Marina Arshavskiy

Corporate eLearning

January 14, 2016

Why Companies Need To Address Unlimited Users With Their Trainings

In coming across online training platforms with unlimited user models, you might have wondered what their advantages are. In short: Adding unlimited users to your training academy is highly profitable and saves a lot of effort! The following 3 examples show how every company can grow using a scalable learning platform.

by Annika Willers

eLearning Project Management

January 13, 2016

Top 10 Free Project Management Online Platforms For eLearning Professionals

What if there was a tool that offered you the chance to seamlessly collaborate with your eLearning team without requiring any upfront or monthly costs? In this article, I’ll highlight the best 10 free project management online platforms for eLearning that are online today.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

January 13, 2016

LMS And The Extended Enterprise: The Case Of TalentLMS

Thinking that an LMS is simply très passé. And the first type of corporate entity that needs to recognize this is the extended enterprise, as it is exactly the kind of business that needs a powerful, Cloud based Learning Management System. Let's see why.

by John Laskaris

eLearning Design and Development

January 13, 2016

5 Tips For Effective Distance Learning With Adult Learners

Distance learning is transforming the educational experience of students worldwide. Adult learners that are pursuing a high school diploma equivalency can benefit from online instructional models. This article will focus on tips and strategies for engaging, retaining, and helping adult learners succeed in an eLearning setting.

by Joey Lehrman

Corporate eLearning

January 12, 2016

6 Online Training Mistakes That Drive Corporate Learners Crazy

Ready to turn your online training course into an effective, enlightening, and engaging online training experience? Looking for ways to draw in your corporate audience and give them all the online tools they need to succeed? If so, read this article to avoid the 6 top online training mistakes that drive corporate learners absolutely crazy.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

January 12, 2016

ITyStudio: A Game-Based Learning Platform To Create eLearning Games

When speaking to our leads, we often hear the same painful problem from Training Managers: «Only 10% of our workforce completed the training they are supposed to take on the Learning Management System». Then, they all pretty much have the same explanations: «The completion is low because the content is not engaging». Consequently, they are all coming to us, like a starving crowd, begging for a game-based learning platform that could fix their problem. However, even if there are some game-based learning platforms out there, they remain tools. There is no «easy button», and a game-based learning platform is not a cure-all for boring content or bad learning design.

by Yann Teyssier