Types of e- learning

1. SEMINAR TOPIC
E-LEARNING
SHINI J S
First Year B.Ed Natural science

2. What is E-Learning
?

3. E-Learning
“E-learning means with the delivery of learning with the assistance of interactive,
electronic technology, whether offline of online”
- Institute of IT Training standards 2001-

4. E-Learning
Online-e-learning
Synchronous
(with live interaction)
Asynchronous
(without live interactions)
Offline-e-learning
(Learning from CDDVD)
Online courses
Apps
E-books
Online articles
Audio Books
virtual class room
TYPES
OF
E-LEARNING

5. Characteristics of E-learning
 Flexible and cost effective.
 Learning is self paced.
 Learning is self directed.
 Anywhere-anytime learning.
 Course content can be easily updated.
 Faster learning.
 Enhances students to student and faculty to students communication.
 Students experience a kind of equality.
 Geographical barriers are eliminated.
 Enhances computer and internet skills.
 Reduces faculty workload.
 Encourage different learning styles.

6. Merits of E-learning
■ Learners learn at their own pace.
■ E-Learning goes a long way to democratize education, especially higher education.
■ It encourages life long education.
■ Learners are slowly made to be independent.
■ Learners can search and find rich and varied sources of information.
■ E-learning provides greater participation of the learners in the learning.
■ A sense of co-operation and community life can be developed.
■ The learning is effective and interesting as the learners are active.
■ Unlike the traditional method of education, e-learning can be done whenever the
learner has a device capable of doing so.
■ Geographical barriers are eliminated.
■ Over all learning cost is reduced.

7. Demerits of E-learning
 One of the significant de-merits of e-learning is that the learners at all times need not
necessarily have computer and internet access.
 E-learning can cause social isolation.
 E-learning requires strong self motivation and time management skills.
 Cheating prevention during online assessment is complicated.
 E-learning lacks face-to-face communication.
 E-learning is limited to certain disciplines.
 Online learning is inaccessible to the computer illiterate population.
 Lack of accreditation and quality assurance in online education.
 E-learning is mostly in English.
 E-learning lacks meaningful feedbacks.
 Health issues.