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FlexTraining EDU: Distance Learning Software for Higher Education

As we move through the early twenty-first century, new and exciting technological advances are continuing to occur at a rapid rate and global commerce and connectivity are fast becoming the standard. Along with these and other changes has come the demand for increased options for learning, interacting and collaborating.

Learning Today

Today's students have come to know that structured learning is not always confined to the classroom and have come to expect that the convenience of online courses is a part of the education landscape. This trend has delivered a broad, well-understood, positive impact.

Schools that deploy online learning have found it to be both effective and efficient. Large numbers of students can share the same learning material. Course content can also be reused and revised economically from a central distribution point without constantly re-creating traditional "hard-copy" visual aids and course material. Classes can be lead by a mentor or instructor or may be self-paced, with learning material being delivered and student progress tracked automatically.

Long-term benefits/

In the long run, schools, colleges and universities will come to view online learning as another well-accepted knowledge acquisition environment along with classroom, laboratories, internships, work experience and extracurricular activities.

In the higher education arena, an e-Learning platform (or learning management system) needs to be flexible to accommodate various needs, technologies and preferences. For example, students are likely to have different types of web browsers and some will have slower connections while others are using high-speed DSL or cable modem lines.

Various skills levels will be present as well, both at the student level and within the faculty. Therefore, your learning system must be easy to use and should not require a programming expert to develop and conduct interactive courses.