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Benefits And Disadvantages Of E-Learning Systems

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3. Question 2
E-learning systems
3.1. By saying training is just the “latest trend” the CEO means it’s something everyone in the corporate world is doing which is popular and after something else new comes in it will die and everyone will follow it. The CEO sees e-training as a waste of money because it is something that is going to die soon and it does not make sense to him to spend a lot of money on training if it won’t bring in positive results to the organisation.
3.2. The company Sunrise Inc. emphasises on sales for them to become successful and so the company’s employees need to be individuals who are sales oriented. Environments change and so does the industry and so it is important that the company keep up with the latest sales techniques …show more content…

• An intuitive user interface - Navigation through the system should be guileless and clear.
• Online coaching support - Quick responses from e-learning systems is essential.
• A high level of interactivity - Online tests and quizzes must be available to offer immediate response to learners.

Benefits and disadvantages of E-learning (Grobler et al, 2012):

• Benefits: o Extraordinary amount of interaction between the learner and materials o Understanding can be evaluated before the learner moves on o Responses can be personalised to the learner's choices o Topics can be retrieved in an order which suits the learner o Probability for familiarising the learning style to the user's necessities o Moderately easy to update text and graphics o Prepared means of testing o Consistent form of training o Attractive to many learners o Learner can use material at their own speed o Computer supported learning programmes are bendable on the subject of the usage time o The opportunity of using a variety of material
• Disadvantages o Needs precise equipment to run the programmes o Admission to a computer is desirable for each

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