AN INTRODUCTION
It has become commonly accepted that if we re going to learn something new, we need to be at our desk to take an eLearning course. However, this doesn’t always have to be the case.
WHY?
There’s a shift happening and we believe in 2016, there will a major move to mobile learning this year. Organizations who can’t upgrade, or who are simply afraid to do so for financial reasons or security ones, will be left behind.
These days, however, a lot of time is spent taking eLearning at a desk. We can’t take out our phone or tablet, and take an employer’s eLearning courses or watch their instructional videos via our own personal device. A far cry from the access to information, most of us are accustomed to. Mobile learning is a very simple concept with it’s own set of challenges which are slowly being overcome.
We are seeing an increase in eLearning growth, but there has not been the same type of growth for mobile learning. For example, there has been an overall growth in the number of courses (eLearning) delivered either online (29.1%) or with a blended approach (28.5%) accounting for 57.6% of programs. There is an overall increase in eLearning or blended-learning adoption of 3.8% over the previous year. A trend that will continue, as more companies consider the instructor-less training approach or have a large mobile workforce.
This trend towards increased eLearning adoption, will also increase as data showing that millennials are accounting for an increasing number of employees overall. A figure that, by the end of 2014, was already at 36%. Millennials have a strong preference for on-line learning and their increase in the workforce will drive the need from just eLearning courses to eLearning courses that are available on their mobile devices.
WRAPPING UP
Pathways is one of the first vendors to launch mobile learning across Canada. If you would like to learn more about our mobile learning and eLearning, take a peek at our company website: Pathways Training and eLearning, at http://www.pathwaystrainingandelearning.com/. We always look for fresh ways to engage learners and to make the learning experience as fun as possible!
Sources:
http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-statistics-and-facts-for-2015
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