| Education has always benefited from developments in | | | | the student. |
| technology, but the use of electronic learning or | | | | E-learning also benefits employers, allowing staff to |
| e-learning in colleges has enabled a revolution to take | | | | study without taking time off work, or taking less time |
| place in how students can learn, especially students | | | | off work compared to a conventional college, |
| who, for a variety of reasons, need to do a lot of | | | | therefore saving on valuable work time and company |
| course work from home. The impact of e-learning has | | | | expenditure. E-learning allows learning to be flexible, |
| been a huge benefit to both students and colleges. | | | | based around the needs of the student, and colleges |
| The Internet and web technology have given students | | | | offering online degrees and distance learning |
| and colleges the opportunity to take online degrees | | | | understand the needs of the student with professional |
| such as an online business degree and online | | | | and family commitments. |
| marketing degree in a distance learning environment, | | | | Much progress has been made in the development of |
| while either looking after a family or while working in full | | | | e-learning teaching tools, to enable students and |
| time or part time employment. Web technology is | | | | teachers to get the most out of their online degree. |
| continually improving to make online classes, access to | | | | E-learning can often involve a combination of |
| research materials and communication between | | | | communication technologies, especially in what is often |
| student and teacher easier to do. | | | | referred to as the 'virtual classroom.' With a range of |
| E-learning often takes place in what is often described | | | | communication technologies available to students, such |
| as the 'Virtual Learning Environment.' The virtual | | | | as WiFi and mobile telephones, content, classes and |
| learning environment is not intended as a replacement | | | | communication between student and teacher |
| for traditional colleges, but is an alternative that has a | | | | demonstrate that e-learning is both functional and |
| good impact on the way students can study through | | | | versatile, and can adapt efficiently to suit the needs of |
| distance learning courses. | | | | the student. |
| Affordability is also a key factor in the popularity of | | | | Of course, e-learning technologies cannot replace the |
| e-learning, with fewer costs associated with traditional | | | | self motivation and discipline needed by students to be |
| college based learning such as travel, distance learning | | | | successful in their online or distance learning degrees, |
| courses such as an online management degree are | | | | but can certainly encourage students who may |
| therefore made more widely available. | | | | otherwise have not been able to study for their online |
| Although it is possible to take a degree online, many | | | | degrees where it not for the convenience of e-learning. |
| colleges make e-learning part of existing campus | | | | The differences in how colleges approach the learning |
| based courses, where it is practical and demanded. | | | | needs of students because of e-learning have |
| This aspect of e-learning - where colleges provide | | | | certainly impacted in a constructive way, helping |
| courses according to the needs of the student - | | | | colleges develop their distance or flexible learning |
| makes it often a personalised learning experience for | | | | courses for the benefit of students. |