SEO Glossary: E-Learning

 

What exactly is e-learning?

E-LEARNING (electronic learning) is supported by digital, technical and electronic media. Various digital tools are used to support learning and teaching processes in different directions and sectors. For e-learning, content is specially prepared for a presentation so that it is ideally adapted to the target group.

 

Among other things, e-learning is used in seminars or classic learning courses. It is therefore integrated into a pedagogical or didactic concept and is intended to convey specialist knowledge quickly and easily. However, e-learning can also be used when an interested party searches for an explanation on the Internet. This is the case, for example, when he watches a video or reads through articles that fit the topic.

 

A look at e-learning shows that it is available in a variety of forms:

 

• Content Sharing
• Digital learning content
• Video CoursesWeb Based Collaboration
• Blended learning
• Online lectures

 

What are the advantages of e-learning?

In the past, remote learning was increasingly used. It is still used today, as it has a number of advantages. In some areas, for example, it allows knowledge to be transferred much more quickly and easily than in traditional forms.

 

Some advantages of e-learning at a glance:

 

• Participants in e-learning are largely independent of time.
• They decide for themselves when they want to continue their education and watch video courses, for example. Online lectures and forms that take place live are an exception.
• In addition, there is location independence.
• It is possible to participate in e-learning from anywhere. All that is required is a suitable device with an Internet connection.
• With classical forms of teaching, the quality can fluctuate.
• For example, when lecturers change or courses are cancelled. With e-learning, on the other hand, the quality remains at the same level.
• No great effort is required to make updates in e-learning learning materials. New content can be added at any time.
• With e-learning, participants themselves determine the speed at which they want to learn. Because not everyone learns at the same speed, so that there is no need for
• complications arise.
• E-learning materials can be provided from scratch in different languages.
• In addition, course participants do not have to travel extra, which saves costs.

 

What are the e-learning forms?

 

The following are common forms of e-learning:

 

• Content sharing: With content sharing, participants are able to share learning documents such as summaries and transcripts with others. This makes it particularly suitable for students and pupils. But it can also be interesting for companies.
• Web-based collaboration: This form is also based on content sharing. This refers to web-based collaboration in which people work together on learning tasks. In a figurative sense, the participants sit around a digital table.
• Digital learning content: They are among the most classic and common form. Participants receive information in a presentation and click through individual pages to progress with their learning. A test usually follows at the end to check the knowledge learned.
• Video courses: As an alternative to the classic digital learning content, video courses are becoming increasingly important. Here, individual texts and graphics are superimposed, and a speaker also explains the individual learning contents.