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The above results clearly indicates that 56% of the respondents think that e-learning is an interactive learning system whereas 25% of the respondents think that e-learning is a web-based learning. 19% of the respondents chose the use of electronic devices to provide information as the answer. None of the respondents chose others as the answer.
There is no right or wrong answer. The definition of e-learning is very wide. Basically, e-learning is all about web-based learning, interactive learning system, the use of electronic devices to provide information, distance learning and etc. You need to have a little bit knowledge on basic computer skills on how to use the application or to search for sources. Most of the respondents think that e-learning is an interactive learning system. Well, take an example of online tutoring service, when you subscribe to an online tutoring service, you get to communicate with your instructor right? This is where the interaction begins between the student and the instructor. There will be feedbacks between one and another. Most of the time you will interact with your instructor via e-mail. That is why most of the respondents thought that e-learning is an interactivity learning system. In today's society, most of the people get to engage to technologies system which need interactivity in their everyday life. As for those respondents that thought e-learning was a web-based learning, it is where most learning materials are delivered in a Web browser. Web-based learning can be operated from CD-ROM or in dual format which is in website and CD-ROM format. The CD-ROM format is where the teachers use for teaching when they could not access to the internet.
Apart from that, there is a few respondents thought that e-learning is defined as the use of electronic devices to provide information. They probably thought that e-learning stands for electronic learning. Yes, that's true. Well, e-learning involves the use of a computer which is an electronic device to provide learning resources. As we all know, technology nowadays is getting sophisticated. Teachers at school are all now using laptops to teach their students. Teachers will post their notes and tasks online for the students to download and study. By doing so, almost all of the lectures and homeworks are completely delivered online.
A short summary of what is e-learning: So basically, e-learning is all about studying or learning things which involves interaction with the help of electronic devices like computer as a tool.
We hope you readers understand what e-learning is all about because there is no exact definition on e-learning.
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