1. E-Learning: Advantages & Disadvantages
Mohammad Hussein Kaveh
PHD in Health Education

2. Why e-Learning? John Chambers CEO of CISCO systems
“There are two great equalisers in life - the internet and education. By combining the two, e-learning will be the great equaliser in the next century. By eliminating barriers of time, distance, and socio- economic status, individuals can now take charge of their own lifelong learning.”
John Chambers CEO of CISCO systems
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3. Advantages of e-Learning
E-learning is more cost saving & cost effective than traditional learning;
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4. Comparison of Relative Costs
Years
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5. Comparison of Relative Costs
Years
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6. Per Capita Relative Costs
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7. Per Capita Relative Costs
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8. Advantages of e-Learning
Diminishes problems related to in-classroom teaching of audiences
Learning times reduced, an average of 40 to 60 percent,
Increased retention and application to the job averages an increase of 25 percent over traditional methods,
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9. Advantages of e-Learning
Expert knowledge is communicated, but more importantly captured, with good e-learning and knowledge management systems.
Access by learners to teachers and resources, worldwide
Aiding equal opportunities
Immediate access to information
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10. Advantages of e-learning
Self-pacing
Users learn at their own pace;Learner can control What to learn, When, Where, and How.
It reduces stress and increases satisfaction.
You can revise a topic as many times, fast or slow, as you like, until you understand it.
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11. Advantages of e-Learning
On-demand availability
Enables students to complete training conveniently at off-hours or from home.
Interactivity
engages users, pushing them rather than pulling them through training.
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12. Advantages of e-Learning
E-learning encourages students to take personal responsibility for their own learning.
Empower students to be accountable for their own study
Helps students develop skills for self-directed learning.
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13. Advantages of e-Learning
Training occurs in small parcels; a programmed instruction approach
When learners succeed, it builds self-knowledge and self-confidence in them.
Developing skills and confidence in handling difficult tasks and problem solving
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14. Advantages of e-Learning
Flexibility
E-learning has the advantage of taking class anytime anywhere.
E-learning delivers teaching material and learning activities in a flexible format.
Potential to develop tailored personalised learning resources (the adaptive curriculum).
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15. Advantages of e-Learning
E-learning offers individualized instruction, which print media cannot provide, and instructor-led courses allow clumsily and at great cost.
In conjunction with assessing needs, e-learning can target specific needs.
Information can be displayed on a need to know basis.
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16. Advantages of e-Learning
Proof of completion and certification, essential elements of training initiatives, can be automated.
By E-learning measurable assessments can be created
Users get certificate for their learning, not for their attendance in the training session
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17. Advantages of e-Learning
Collaboration and teamwork
Making Learning Communities;
Efficiency gains through shared endeavour
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18. Advantages of e-Learning
It accommodates different types of learning styles.
By using learning style tests, e-learning can locate and target individual learning preferences.
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19. Advantages of e-Learning
More efficient training of a globally dispersed audience, by e-learning.
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20. Disadvantages Technology issues of the learners Technophobia
Unavailability of required technologies.
Limited access to a computer as well as the Internet.
Required computer skills especially for beginners;
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21. Disadvantages
For beginners, it has been reported that confronting computer technology was more stressful and consumed more time at the beginning of a course.
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22. Disadvantages Feeling isolated and missing social contact
Feeling that they communicate largely with a machine rather than other human beings
Possible inadequate opportunity to discuss and interact with teachers
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23. Disadvantages
Portability of training has become a strength of e-learning, but still does not rival that of printed workbooks or reference material.
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