The Rise of Virtual Learning Environments

The rise of virtual learning environments reflect the need for companies to deliver engaging training, collect timely feedback, and ensure that learners can access the training materials anytime, anywhere. Companies must also provide varied levels and types of training programs. And, given shrinking budgets, new training programs must be more cost-effective than traditional learning methods.

By combining virtual online classrooms, live webcasts, social networking tools, and other Web-based collaboration tools, it creates a highly adaptable and engaging learning experience for wide-ranging training programs and employee needs. Moreover, it does so while allowing employees, partners, and clients to access training courses anytime and from any location. This is an enormous advantage given the need to train busy employees who are often spread out across global locations.

One of the most compelling arguments for using a virtual learning environment is that organizations can reduce their training costs by up to 90 percent. Virtual learning environments can also deliver engaging training programs to a global workforce, including company-wide, geography-specific, and job-specific training.

Virtual learning environments provide employees with a choice of learning methods, enabling them to learn in the ways that work best for them. Employees can access course material 24/7, including listening to lectures and engaging in chat room-style discussions. Moreover, subject matter experts from anywhere in the world can participate as online facilitators, further enhancing the real-world applicability of lessons and quality of learning experiences.

Global organizations are using virtual learning environments for a variety of training and communication needs. Virtual learning environments have become increasingly popular for leadership training and management development courses. Flexible online training is much easier to fit into managers’ busy schedules – resulting in higher participation than for traditional classroom training.

Join ON24 on Thursday, October 17 at 9am PT, and attend the Virtual Learning Edge, Leadership Development Edition, and learn how virtual training is enabling organizations to provide employees with the tools they need to accelerate career development. In addition, you will experience a virtual learning environment that you can explore.