Implementing E-learning in Organizations

IMPLEMENTING E-LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONS
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Implementing E-learning in Organizations
Organizations are constantly searching for ways of gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage by adopting more efficient and effective means. One way of being more competitive is by focusing on intellectual capital. In the current business environment, organizations are more aware of the value of qualification, competence, health level, and skills to apply knowledge as basic elements, which form new economic relations of innovative production (Osadchy, and Akhmetshin 2015, p. 1013). Understanding the importance of intellectual knowledge is key in reaching certain company goals. Employees are required to process large amounts of data in very little time, mainly because new knowledge is being developed constantly. Since knowledge workers today are not traditionally concerned with in space and time, employees are more concerned with completing the job regardless of the method used. Such changes demand contemporary training methods as well. Human Resources value the act of training their employees when at work since it enables the company to foster the skills that it needs the most to boost productivity. E-learning involves studying that incorporates information technology (Jokic, Pardanjac, Eleven and Durin 2011, p. 1). This means offering educational content through various forms of electronic media such as videotapes, intranet, internet, and interactive television (Pandey 2012, p. 12).
Although e-learning is important, organizations should learn to implement the program properly. Since the manager is planning to replace team leader skills training, classroom-based training, and new product knowledge with e-learning, there are certain approaches and factors to be considered. The company can either apply approaches such as PC-based training which is delivered through a stand-alone software or using modern approaches like web-based systems and Learning and Content Management Systems that make it possible for the manager to avail training and development activities on the employee’s desktop through the use of internet-based platforms. The company should also be able to categorize their e-learning program as either synchronously or asynchronously depending on whether the manager would want their employees to follow an instructor or learn at their own pace. The company should consider the environment in which they will deliver their program as well. These approaches are dependent on the company’s environment. Nonetheless, it is most important for the company to consider the underlying pedagogy carefully. In the context of this, the discussion seeks to explain how the manager can implement the e-learning strategy successfully and the principles to consider in tackling any pedagogical issues in the system.
Choosing and Appropriate Learning System
For the manager to successfully implement an e-learning system, the company would need to select an appropriate e-learning system. The main contemporary approach includes the Learning and Content Management Systems (LCMS). The LCMS involves a multi-user environment, which allows develop...