What is E-Learning?

About Online Learning

The information you'll here find will be helpful as you:

• research online learning
• decide upon a course of study
• choose a learning provider
• or are just curious about e-Learning!

What is e-Learning?

e-Learning is not unlike any other form of education - and it is widely accepted that e-Learning can be as rich and as valuable as the classroom experience or even more so. With its unique features e-Learning is an experience that leads to comprehension and mastery of new skills and knowledge, just like its traditional counterpart.

Instructional Design for e-Learning has been perfected and refined over many years using established teaching principles, with many benefits to students. As a result colleges, universities, businesses, and organizations worldwide now offer their students fully accredited online degree, vocational, and continuing education programs in abundance.

Some other terms frequently interchanged with e-Learning include:

• online learning
• online education
• distance education
• distance learning
• technology-based training
• web-based training
• computer-based training (generally thought of as learning from a CD-ROM)

e-Learning is a broad term used to describe learning done at a computer. Use our e-learning glossary to look up e-Learning and other technical terms.