Online Learning Update

August 17, 2011

Online learning is ‘good for small businesses’

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

 

by Virtual College

Computer-based online training is cost-effective for businesses both large and small, an expert has claimed. E-learning was traditionally seen as only being available to larger corporations with bigger training budgets, however with the advent of open sourcing educating a workforce has become far cheaper, according to project director at Learninglight.com David Patterson. Cost savings for providers of the systems calculated in ratio to the investment made are usually quite economical, the expert said. He added: “Our analysis showed the cost per day of learning delivery [for a large organisation] fell from £187 per day face to face, to £63 per day using e-learning.” However, open source solutions like Moodle and even “the rise of YouTube as a learning resource” have opened up the chance for smaller businesses to take advantage of new learning technology, he added.

http://www.virtual-college.co.uk/news/Elearning-is-good-for-small-businesses-800697785.~

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