E Learning Case

* Prevalence of E learning technologies in organizations and educational institutes in India.

* Emerging technologies that will shape E learning in the coming years.

* Comparison of Classroom Training and E learning. What people think?

Phenomenon:

Current trends with respect to E learning in India and future scope.

Overview of the e-learning in India.

Historical developments of e-learning

Identify major stakeholders and institutions that have initiated e-learning programs after the creation of the National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development constituted by the Prime Minister of India in 1998. National level initiatives of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India to promote e-learning in the country are highlighted.

Suggestions:

Establishment of a statutory body for e-learning. Other recommendations include the development of a learning objects repository, a consortia approach to e-learning program delivery, and the training of teachers to improve the present situation.

E learning can reduce training costs by 60 %.

2. E learning can reduce training time by 50%.

3. The most successful E learning systems are directly linked to business goals.

4. E learning can be used by employers in recruitment

1. Companies started adopting E learning in the late 1990's but faced challenges.

2. E- learning is cost effective and flexible.

3. Companies seek vendors to design E learning.

Antecedents:

Limited technology.

Companies unaware of E learning

Higher costs of training

Consequences:

Make learning more interactive by using game based models, interactive spreadsheets, simulation based learning.