2nd
Preparatory Meeting on International Literacy Day
Trend of elearning
Prakash Neupane
Smart Samaj
nprkshn@gmail.com
www.prakashneupane.com.np
Very popular terms
Technology Based Learning
Elearning elearning
E-LearningVirtual Learning
Online Learning Distance Learning
Ubiquitous Learning Web based Learning
Technology-enhanced learning
What Wikipedia Says?
E­learning refers to the use of electronic media and 
information and communication technologies (ICT) in 
education
Features of e-Learning
– Anytime Anywhere
– Cost Effective 
– Border Less (Global Reach)
– Personalization (Customizable)
– Interactivity and Collaboration 
– When ever you need(Just in Time Learning)
History
– 1728 : Art
– 1800-1900 : Postal
– 1920 : First Teaching Machine
– 1953 : First Televised College
– 1990-1999 : CBT
– 1997-1999 : LMS
– 1999 ++ : web based
Why elearning is growing further
Trends
Mobile
Computing
Trends..
Social
Computing
Trends...
Open
Content
Web 2.0
Trends...
Games
Trends...
Open
Content
Impact
Open
Content
Children are going smarter
Future
Elearning 3.0
Governance Policy in ICT in Education
Lower Cost
More impressive, interactive learning world
Open content
Open Content
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use,
reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the
requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.”
- opendefinition.org
Reference
http://www.slideshare.net/indikarathninda/modern-trends-in-e-
learning-final

International Literacy Day : Elearning Trends