E-Learning Benefits and Applications
Guragain, Nischal (2016)
Guragain, Nischal
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201602122192
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201602122192
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According to Forbes e-learning is a €100 billion industry today and the number is growing regularly. It is already proving very popular in universities and it is estimated that by 2019 roughly half of the universities classes will be offered online. Major multinational companies are also using some form of technology in training their staff. But still the question remains how effective it is to move educational materials online in order to engage students more and get good results as compared to face-to-face learning/training.
The aim of this thesis is to study the background and benefits of e-learning and to create an online course using one of the platforms available in Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The benefits of e-learning can be in form or cost of productivity.
The thesis is divided into different sections: overview of e-learning, cost benefits, a case study of one company in India and preparing an online course in the open platform edX together with dental hygiene students.
The outcome of this project is a report including a detailed description of how to create an online course in Metropolia edX platform. The created online course is intended to aid new dental hygiene students. Soile Vedenpää and Nelli Sarantila prepared the course materials. The case study was prepared with the help of Shila Ghimire who is the deputy finance manager at M’Cons Media Marketing Private Limited, India. This study can be furthered by learning about online study environments implemented in other universities and collecting feedback and analysing the effectiveness of the online course prepared during this project.
The aim of this thesis is to study the background and benefits of e-learning and to create an online course using one of the platforms available in Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The benefits of e-learning can be in form or cost of productivity.
The thesis is divided into different sections: overview of e-learning, cost benefits, a case study of one company in India and preparing an online course in the open platform edX together with dental hygiene students.
The outcome of this project is a report including a detailed description of how to create an online course in Metropolia edX platform. The created online course is intended to aid new dental hygiene students. Soile Vedenpää and Nelli Sarantila prepared the course materials. The case study was prepared with the help of Shila Ghimire who is the deputy finance manager at M’Cons Media Marketing Private Limited, India. This study can be furthered by learning about online study environments implemented in other universities and collecting feedback and analysing the effectiveness of the online course prepared during this project.