eLearning

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eLearning is a part of education industry. It is a type of technology that supports learning and education. Learning is conducted via electronic media that requires a network (LAN, WAN or Internet) for delivery, communication, interaction and facilitation. It is also one of the education program that uses technology such as computers to search for informative education sources and courses. As we entered the world of cyber technology, things around us are getting more high tech and advance in technology. We do not need to look for a library or bookstores to search for informative sources with education based, where else a computer will do all the search and information that you need in advance. eLearning provides high efficient in saving the environment, energy and provides the world a better and greener place. For example, eLearning utilizes a computer that uses internet to generate information and sources that is educational based where else a library needs a space to store books and sacrifices many trees in order to produce books to store educational based information.

eLearning is a user friendly education program that saves time, energy and space. It enables the world to save a lot of trees from deforestation. It is a part of education offered using electronic delivery methods such as video conferencing, CD ROMs, websites and e-mail. It provides learning activities that encompasses training, education, just-in-time information and communication.

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Well, to those outside the e-learning industry, e-learning term doesn't have one specific definition and even within its diverse disciplines it has different meanings to different people. For instance in corporate companies, it often refers to strategies that use the company network to deliver advance training courses to employees and lately it is used in education industry. As for students at school, it is an interactive learning system whereby the students could interact with their lecturers or classmates using e-mail. Different people will have different interpretation on what is e-learning.

Not only that, eLearning is used to define a specific mode to attend course or program of study where the students rarely or never meet face-to-face , nor access on-campus educational facilities such as library and bookstores which is true because they study online.

References:
- David Mark, linkroll, Online E-learning-Working Module and Benefits [Online], Retrieved on Thursday, 14th January 2010,
URL: http://www.linkroll.com/Online-Education-Reference-and-Education--273094-Online-Elearning-Working-Module-and-Benefits.html