If you want to know where the future of professional development is headed—just take a brief look at the trends so far:

Based on these statistics, we know that eLearning has been proven effective, efficient, and tangibly beneficial. We know that a significant portion of companies have transitioned towards eLearning for training, and there is no reason to believe that trend will slow in any foreseeable future. Think about it: training that requires less time, costs less money, and results in even higher retention rates. It seems like the obvious way to go!

The question truly is not whether or not eLearning can benefit your company—it’s how it can benefit your company and how you should leverage it correctly to benefit your company. To do this, you must consider the technology used and the approach that benefits your company. There are an incredible amount of variations to use within the broad scope of online training. For instance, your company may benefit from an online video or PowerPoint presentations. Perhaps the best approach is an interactive simulation with quizzing. Or you may approach your training utilizing mobile learning, where your employees can train on their mobile devices. Perhaps your company would benefit from a social platform, where they can teach each other in a synchronous learning exchange online. Whatever the case may be, chances are you can approach it effectively and efficiently from the online platform.

The bottom-line is this: if so many companies have made this transition successfully and so many companies are benefiting from this transition financially, what are you waiting for? The future is bright and prosperous for online training—while other, outdated training approaches are rapidly being left in the dark.

If you’re not on-board this tech-driven train, you will likely be left on the tracks, because the direction of the trend line doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere but up anytime soon.

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Sources Cited:

1, 2 Corporate Learning Goes Digital: How Companies Can Benefit From Online Education. http://rolandberger.com/media/pdf/Roland_Berger_TAB_Corporate_Learning_E_20140602

3,4,5 Gutierrez, Karla. 18 Mind-Blowing eLearning Statistics You Need to Know. 29 Nov 2012. Shift: Disruptive eLearning. http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/247473/18-Mind-Blowing-eLearning-Statistics-You-Need-To-Know

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