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“We are now reaching people all around the world that, without iTunes U, we never would have touched,” said its vice-chancellor, Martin Bean, formerly the general manager of Microsoft’s education products group

Mr. Bean looks at iTunes U and YouTube as free marketing — an opportunity to take “all those active inquiries and those leisure learners and expose them to who we are as a university.

Other universities say that limited resources, copyright concerns or the reluctance of old-fashioned professors are keeping them from recording and uploading lectures.

The courage comes from taking the next leap of faith. Universities no longer define themselves by their content but the overall experience: the concept, the student support, the tutoring and mentoring, the teaching and learning they get and the quality of the assessment.”

Employees can then access training when it is convenient for them, at home or in the office.

The biggest benefit of eLearning, however, is that it eliminates the expense and inconvenience of getting the instructor and students in the same place.

Web-based products allow instructors to update lessons and materials across the entire network instantly.

electronic learning solutions can offer more collaboration and interaction with experts and peers as well as a higher success rate than the live alternative.

With 24 x 7 access, people can learn at their own pace and review course material as often as needed. Since they can customize the learning material to their own needs, students have more control over their learning process and can better understand the material, leading to a 60% faster learning curve

Training Magazine reported that technology-based training has proven to have a 50–60% better consistency of learning than traditional classroom learning

Teaching and communication techniques which create an interactive online environment include case studies, story-telling, demonstrations, role-playing, simulations, streamed videos, online references, personalized coaching and mentoring, discussion groups, project teams, chat rooms, e-mail, bulletin boards, tips, tutorials, FAQs, and wizards.

can try new things and make mistakes without exposing themselves.

After a failure, students can go back and try again. This type of learning experience eliminates the embarrassment of failure in front of a group.

Technologies of Online Learning (e-Learning)

Media Characteristics and Online Learning Technology

The Development of Online Courses

Value Added—The Editor in Design and Development of Online Courses

Teaching in an Online Learning Context