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*Advantage vs. Disadvantage of Elearning* we had a debate on the advantage and disadvantage of elearning in last week class. There was no right or wrong answers, people all have they are own say.
ADVANTAGE
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Increased access to training (eg. visual, sound)
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Increased flexibility of access (don’t have to go to training course on 7am in the morning, can do it at home if you have internet access.)
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Save costs (save $ to build up a training program)
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Decreased travel (work at home, contact by email, mobile)
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Quick, easy, inexpensive revisions
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Just in time knowledge (quick update knowledge)
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Increased learning retention (fun and easy way learn, don’t need to rush in class to take notes)
DISADVANTAGE
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Too relient on IT skills, learner might have limitation of IT skills, therefore it’s not suitable for some age groups.
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Relient of the quality of the content: there are too much information out by anyone.
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Expensive: start-up cost of an elearning service is expensive and the cost of production of online training materials is very high.
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Lack of communication: causes misunderstanding, misleading, relationship isolation.
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Personal interaction: sometimes body language or demonstration works better, any skill that relies heavily on inter-personal contact.
