Does eLearning Really Work?
You say, “we have tried instructor-led training and have seen reasonable success. Is eLearning worth the risk?” We say, “hell, yes.” Let us elaborate.
As an immersive eLearning company, we get asked this question often. Most skeptical, yet open-minded, clients of ours worry that they might be embarking on something that isn’t tried and tested. However, when we tell them all the reasons eLearning is, in fact, better than instructor-led-training (ILT) in many cases, they are inevitably convinced to take the plunge.
The Market research firm Global Industry Analysts had the same question, and they’ve found some interesting answers. As per their forecast, the Global eLearning market will triple its revenue from $107 Billion in 2015 and Reach $325 billion by 2025.
eLearning is often better than ILT
With companies increasingly moving towards blended learning, eLearning is considered the second most important training method.
In 2010, a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education (US DOE) found that “students in online conditions performed modestly better, on an average than those learning the same material through traditional face-to-face instruction.” This is still evident by the steady increase of expenditure in online education.
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