Is e-Learning the best learning/training methodology?
Remote learning has become entrenched as a learning or training methodology post-COVID.
e-Learning is one of the easiest ways to impart education to staff, be those new skills and knowledge or refresher (recurrent) training.
As with most teaching methods, e-learning also has its positives and negatives.
Understanding these will help in creating strategies for more efficient delivery of the lessons and measuring its effectiveness.
Advantages
Efficiency.
Affordability.
Less absenteeism.
Flexibility for student, learn at own pace.
Increased access and reach.
Encourages the shy.
Disadvantages
Not appropriate for all.
Focus deficit.
Technology issues.
Lack of social interaction.
Not a 'catch-all' learning methodology.
Training outcome
Ultimately, the quality of the training outcomes is what really matters.
It is the operator's responsibility to use e-Learning to its full potential to ensure effective training outcomes, by updating courses regularly, creating interesting content, etc.