The concept
of e-learning is still vague to many of us in India. But it is
catching up real fast in keeping with the West. E-learning is
essentially electronic learning and is delivered through a
computer. In different sectors and with different people the
meaning of e-learning differs. For instance, in the field of
business it refers to the strategies used by a company network
to give training to its employees. In many Universities, the
term is used to mean a specific method to convey contents of
course or program to the students online. Many higher
education systems now a days are offering e-learning to their
students. Online education is fast developing in the education
system and is widely used in many universities and many
research areas.
E-learning is undoubtedly a more flexible way of learning.
Sometimes it is also used in combination with face to face
learning. As e-learning initiate Bernard Luskin states “E” has
a broad meaning in order it to be effective that “e” should be
inferred to mean exciting, expressive, educational, extended,
and excellent in addition to “electronic” that is understood
widely.
Many higher education institutes prefer education to be
imparted online through a Learning Management System (LMS) in
which all aspects of a subject are dealt with through a
consistent standard process throughout the institution. Many
Universities and Colleges are now offering academic degrees
and certificate courses by way of internet of which many are
delivered wholly online. In addition to this many educational
institutions are also offering online support services to
students, like online advising, e-counseling, online buying of
valuable study material, etc. Thus e-learning with its more
active and interesting opportunities is gradually replacing
the traditional form of teaching.
With most teenagers now using the internet everyday for
supporting their school studies with easy access to web pages,
students now expect technology to play a strong role in their
learning. This system is not only interesting for students but
also enables students to work and learn at the same time,
thereby making education more flexible. This makes
communication with students easier. E-learning makes the
students realize their responsibility in their own learning.
It is an interactive mode of learning, where the instructor
plays the role more of a guide and a facilitator than of a
teacher. The students get promptly involved in the process for
they get quick feedback. Learners can easily access the
correct and updated information whenever they want. Moreover
it enables the learners to advance at a speed that suits them.
The students continue getting their learning no matter where
they are. Moreover there is also a discussion forum where
learners can participate and discuss topics of their course
with one another.
Apart from educational institutions there are many educational
websites that offer such valuable services on a particular
course. Such educational sites use LMS or Learning Management
System to cater education to the learners. A learning
management system (LMS) is a software application or Web-based
technology used to plan, implement, and assess a specific
learning process. The Advanced Distance Learning group,
sponsored by the United States Department of Defense, has
created a set of specifications called Shareable Content
Object Reference Model (SCORM) to encourage the
standardization of learning management systems.
LMS allows instructors to create a course, convey course
content, examine students’ participation and evaluate student
performance. The system also enables the learners use threaded
discussion forums and also video conferencing.
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