Get Smart: The Pluses and Minuses of E-Learning
E-learning courses let you learn on you own time, when it's convenient for you.
Linda Grubbs
Jean Paul Balajadia, senior engineer with the San Francisco consulting firm Alfa Tech, wanted to update his project management skills, but like most of us, he's a busy guy. "I didn't have time to juggle an instructor-led class into my schedule, so I looked at e-learning." A friend suggested the training site Headlight.com. Balajadia found a free course offered there, so he enrolled. He was impressed with the training he received from the class and recommended the site to his company as a way to train employees. "We are looking for innovative ways, including Web-based learning, to provide continuing education to our staff," he says.
Busy, cost-conscious managers like Balajadia have good reason to be excited about e-learning. Online classes are easier than regular off-site courses to fit into a packed schedule, and some sites offer inexpensive or free tutorials in such useful topics as business software. But like most hot technologies--and most course topics--e-learning is more complicated than what you might expect.
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