The e-learning sector is growing! According to a report recently published by Learning Light, a centre of excellence in the use of e-learning and learning technologies in the workplace, it could grow by eight per cent in 2010.
There are many factors influencing this prediction, from job seekers retraining; more companies re- and up-skilling their employees; a greater knowledge and acceptance of e-learning to most excitedly the advances of technology enabling a wider cohort of learners in. As David Patterson, co-author of the report commented “Our premise that this industry is ‘flowering’ is based not just on organic growth as more companies use e-learning and learning technologies but also on other factors such as the role of marketing departments in commissioning learning materials to support customers. Another key factor is the adeptness with which the UK e-learning industry is adopting and exploiting new media for delivering learning, such as gaming and immersive learning scenarios, leading to the eventual contextualisation and personalisation of learning being promoted by companies such as the LCMS producer, Giunti Labs.”
The e-learning industry is at the forefront of technology and using the latest innovations to deploy learning has resulted in more effective delivery and cost-efficiency. From schools to global corporations the opportunity to offer a solution that meets very specific needs, addresses very defined learning objectives and doesn’t eat into budgets, is continually growing. Whether it’s learning through gaming software or social media networks, the technology available today enables virtually anyone who has access to a computer the ability and opportunity to learn using a medium they enjoy and suits their learning style. This is a far cry from books, classrooms and chalkboards that often offer “one way or no way” of progressing through a course or programme.
All of this is no surprise at ThirdForce. We continue to sign up new clients from all sectors; we continue to invest in the research and development of new technology and are receiving very optimistic feedback from the marketplace. To read another report like this one by Learning Light only reinforces our belief that e-learning is not just growing it’ll be soaring in 2010.
