Effective E-Learning Strategies for a Borderless World

Abstract

e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Shopping, and other terms beginning with the letter “e” are used to refer to the electronic world and the Internet. Hence, when we talk today about e-Learning, we think of a site in the Internet or Intranet that is available to everybody, an illustrated encyclopedia in electronic format, or even a multimedia-based presentation. In fact, all these ideas are far beyond an e-Learning definition. Electronic learning is not only a kind of virtual or distance education to deliver content by electronic means through the use of the Internet, Intranet, or CD-ROM, but it is aimed at effective learning in real time. Formerly known as Computer-Based Training (CBT), e-Learning is increasingly oriented to real-time learning, that is, activities facilitating simultaneous interaction between learners and instructors. In this regard, it is important to analyze the effective strategies that will be used for making e-Learning effective in this borderless world. The objectives of this chapter are to understand the essentials of effective e-Learning Strategies and identify the organizational barriers and facilitators in embedding e-Learning with Knowledge Management. The methodology adopted is an in depth literature review and grounded theory approach with contextual analysis and is focused on the effectiveness of e-Learning from the organizational point of view.