Trends in Training Choose one of the following trends in training and development for this discussion: e-learning, mobile or social learning, simulations or virtual reality, or gamification. Utilizing...

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E-Learning
E-LEARNING
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
E-Learning    3
Factors to consider when Implementing E-Learning    4
Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Learning    4
E-Learning and Intercultural Dimensions    5
Conclusion    5
References    6
Introduction
    The global picture has resorted to digitalization. Employees and candidates are not interested to join the organizations which are not upgraded with proper technologies. Thus, training and development has resorted to measures based on online platforms (Suhasini & Suganthalakshmi, 2015). E-learning is a popular trend that has turned out to be an effective factor in the field of academics, training and development
E-Learning
E-learning is the online medium of offering educational and vocational courses. The world had freeze due to the effect of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 (Aboagye, Yawson & Appiah, 2021). However, it is worth mentioning that even before this pandemic period e-learning was introduced in the market and now it is an efficient and a trusted segment in the education sector. The preceding decades had witnessed the growth of e-learning platforms that helped students mainly those pursuing higher education. Growth of the cheaper technologies and efficient technological development has supported the teaching-learning aspects through online platforms (Kumar Basak, Wotto & Belanger, 2018). Market research records that the technological investment in the education sector was around 18.36 billion dollars in 2019. It is forecasted that this figure shall go up to 350 billion dollars in 2025.
With the number of increasing students, institutions are resorting to online class platforms instead of physical offline classes. These aspects encouraged the institutions to continue the training through e-learning prospects. Several other prospects that...