Buying e-learning
This page provides links to some resources that offer ideas about how to select off-the-shelf e-learning products.
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How to choose and take an online course
"So, you've been asked to take an online course. What next? If you have never taken an online course, choosing one or knowing what to expect can be difficult, but a few simple pointers can help you pick the best course for you." Lguide.
Updated: 12 January 2002
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A useful 2 part guide. There is also a print version available
"Lguide empowers e-learning decisions for training professionals and corporations"
Added: 25 November 2001
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Free but US-centric.
Best distance learning graduate schools: business and management 2002
"A free 128-page, downloadable guide to the best accredited, business related, distance learning graduate schools operating in the USA today." geteducated.com
Added: 25 November 2001
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Free but US-centric.
A Buyer's Guide to E-Learning Courseware
"This report is for:Anyone purchasing or evaluating e-learning courseware, including: corporate training executives, LMS customers, e-learning consultants, courseware publishers, industry analysts, LMS providers, and e-learning professionals" From LGUIDE.
Added: Laura Francis, 25 September 2001
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5 qualities to look for when buying e-learning products
"It's often difficult to separate the truth from the hype when evaluating e-learning products. Many of us get bogged down in suppliers' bold guarantees and lose sight of what should be the real focus of the industry: learning. This article identifies a few characteristics of effective, interactive e-learning to help you sort the best from the rest" Learning Circuits, September 2001
Added: Laura Francis, 25 September 2001
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5 qualities to look for when buying e-learning products
"The ASTD Certification Institute introduces the E-Learning Courseware Certification-an exciting new program designed to evaluate the instructional design and usability factors of asynchronous Web-based and multimedia courseware."
Added: June 2001
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Off-the-shelf interactive training - are we settling for mediocrity
"It becomes apparent as one searches for generic off-the-shelf interactive multimedia training products that they all appear to have one thing in common. They all apply learning techniques that are similar to those used in the classroom. Not that all classroom techniques are all bad (or all good for that matter), it's just that we can do so much more applying what we know about human learning and thinking through the extended capabilities of the computer." Terrell Perry, CEO Refresher
Added: June 2001
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New price models of e-learning
"Pricing models for e-learning are changing dramatically as vendors move from software licensing to service offerings--and learning content becomes a jumble of objects and events." Tom Barron, Learning Circuits, October 2000.
Added: 2001
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A Buyers Guide to distance learning courses
"Distance learning may be just what you need. ... So you need to be sure the course is right for you before you buy. Learning is a lifelong investment; it is important to invest wisely" ODLQC (Open and Distance Learning Quality Council)
Added: 2001
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What to look for in a distance education program
"With the worldwide boom in technology, distance education has become an excellent option for the international student seeking a top-quality degree. Not surprisingly, today there are many, many programs to choose from. The following information will help you evaluate any that you are considering."
Added: 2000
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A Guide to Online Learning Service Providers
"Don't know your ASPs from your portals? Here's help ...You know the names: Saba, DigitalThink, Click2learn.com, THINQ. These service providers represent part of the popular content-technology-services triad of categorizing the e-learning market." Donna Abernathy, Learning Circuits, October 2000.
Added: 2000
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