Optimizing E-Learning: research-based guidelines for learner-controlled training

Part 5/10 - BigGyan Cloud eLearning: Top 10 research papers on increasing effectiveness of eLearning

Title – Optimizing E-Learning: research-based guidelines for learner-controlled training
Author: Renee E. DeRouin, Barbara A. Fritzsche, and Eduardo Salas

Abstract

In this rapidly changing work world, organizations are investing more money in training than ever before (Bassi & Van Buren, 1999). At the same time, advancements are being made in training technology and research (Mantyla, 2000; Sales & Cannon-Bowers, 2001). One important advancements in training technology is e-learning. E-learning is defined by the American Society for Training and Development’s e-learning glossary as “a wide set of applications and processes, such as Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration” (Kaplan-Leiserson, 2002, paragraph 85). Whereas text pages are the primary means of presentation in traditional instruction, e-learning can deliver information through such varied formats as graphics, videos, audios, animations, models, simulations, and visualizations (Federico, 1999).

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