eLearning Challenges

January 30, 2016

mLearning: The Chance To Enhance Education In Developing Nations

42% of African children will drop out of school before finishing their education; currently only 49% of all children will attend secondary school across the world. While there are many compelling reasons for this happening, one of the overriding ones remains ease of access to education. Enter mobile learning or mLearning.

by Samiran Ghosh

January 22, 2016

Corporate eLearning In Asia: The Global Relevance

Comparatively speaking, corporate eLearning still represents a rather small portion of the overall eLearning market –8% according to one recent survey–, but in part because of that the upside potential is enormous, and nowhere is this truer than in Asia. Let us see what happens with corporate eLearning in Asia.

by Julia Bespala

December 20, 2015

mLearning May Not Be Right For You - Here’s Why

Sometimes it seems that you cannot go a day without hearing a mention of mLearning (mobile learning) in our little eLearning world. The market opportunity being spoken of is truly huge – a recent report by research firm Markets and Markets pegged the total spend on mobile learning in 2020 at $ 37.6 billion. Pretty much every player in the space has to sit up and take notice of such numbers. There has been a lot written, including by us, about situations where mLearning should become the preferred choice. That being said, though, what are the downsides? What are the situations where you should consider not climbing onto the mLearning bandwagon?

by Anand Timothy

December 16, 2015

eLearning In Egypt: Will eLearning Be The Optimum Solution For Egypt's Educational System?

In today’s challenges that Egypt is facing generally and in its educational system specifically, it is highly essential to highlight some of the segment’s challenges and whether eLearning will be a helpful approach to overcome them or not; especially under the global and local economic tights. In this article and later ones, I will be highlighting some of the challenges of implementing eLearning in Egypt and I will also be mapping them with eLearning concepts to be overcome.

by Haitham Khedr

November 27, 2015

Why eLearning Is Key To Democratizing Higher Education In Africa 

With Africa’s growing youth bulge, how will African countries cope with increasing numbers of tertiary student enrolments and high costs of expanding higher education institutions? eLearning is the best possible solution for democratizing higher education in Africa and ensuring that access to quality higher education is not limited by geographical location, tuition fees, or lack of access to academic resources.

by Danai Nhando

November 12, 2015

Deploying eLearning In Africa: Cost Effective Strategies

Cost should never be a deterrent for deploying eLearning in Africa. There are cost effective and quick strategies that can be applied to these reduce costs, making the vision for quality education for all possible.

by Danai Nhando

October 30, 2015

6 Pitfalls Of Digital Learning And How To Avoid Them 

While everyone agrees that technology has enhanced the teaching-learning experience, the transition to digital learning has not always been a smooth one.

by Julie Ellis

October 30, 2015

3 Key Challenges Of Implementing eLearning In Africa

Africa is an emerging market for eLearning, however the continent continues to lag behind developed economies in the effective implementation of eLearning. What are the key challenges that have to be taken into account when implementing eLearning in Africa and what strategies are being applied to overcome these challenges?

by Danai Nhando

October 25, 2015

Managing eLearning Platforms: Challenges And Dilemmas

When it comes to using eLearning platforms effectively, sky is the limit… but so is the ability of the respective training providers to manage their online operations in an efficient manner to keep all of the stakeholders satisfied.

by Michael Baron

October 4, 2015

4 eLearning Challenges In Creating Courses For Multiple Devices Including Smartphones

In this technology-savvy world, the learners use multiple devices to stay connected with the world, and simultaneously use their free time effectively by browsing information on their smartphones, iPads, etc. Now to live up to this multi-usage expectation, eLearning specialists have to design and deliver courses for multiple devices; courses that effectively work across different resolutions, screen sizes, and operating systems. But this is not an easy task!

by Anand Timothy

August 13, 2015

9 Tips To Develop Accessible eLearning

In a dream world, everyone has access to learning; in the real world, online learning has been accessible to all only recently. In this article, I’ll share everything you need to know about accessible eLearning as well as the accessible eLearning benefits and 9 tips on how to develop accessible eLearning content, so that you cannot only reach a broader eLearning audience, but also do your little part in enabling more individuals to achieve their personal or professional goals while learning in a comfortable eLearning environment.

by Christopher Pappas

July 21, 2015

The Mobile Challenge: Giving The Modern Learners What They Want

Modern learners are mobile learners. They want to access the information and tools they need, when they need them, and on a variety of devices. It is all about learning at the point of need these days; we know this much. But is the modern learner getting the mobile experience they want at work?

by Laura Overton, FCIPD, FLPI