Benefits of Online Training
Ron Cuthbert

eLearning, or Online Training delivers many benefits over traditional classroom-based or correspondence-based courses. Here are some of the advantages to consider when taking one of the courses offered by the Dowco Online Learning Network.

Anytime:

The student can access the course at his/her convenience. Traditional classroom training is based on regular scheduled in-class sessions that may be 1 to 3 hours per week, or even up to 40 hours per week if training is in a corporate setting. With eLearning, the course can be taken at the student's convenience…late nights, between projects, across time-zones, any time your personal schedule permits.

Anywhere:

If you have access to the Internet then you have access to the course. From your work, home, library, hotel room, wherever you can access the Internet, you can take the course.

Cost Savings:

The logistics of scheduling traditional classroom training may involve travel and/or loss of time away from the job. With eLearning, all travel expenses are eliminated. Voids of time on the job can be filled with training, eliminating the costs of pulling your employees out of production. Research shows training costs can be reduced by 50% by using eLearning.

Industry Expertise:

Dowco's online instructors provide years of practical industry knowledge in creating and supporting our courses. When taking any of these courses, you can be sure you are receiving practical, real world training that can be used immediately in your own workplace.

Participation:

eLearning is much less intimidating than traditional classroom learning. Anonymity can provide the student with the confidence to speak up through emails, message forums, chats etc. Challenges with ESL (English as a Second Language), gender, age and any other bias one may encounter in a traditional classroom training are removed.

Pace:

The student can progress at his/her own pace. Learn quickly or take your time. Skim over sections you already have knowledge in, focus on sections that are relative to your own learning situations or repeat sections to ensure you master the material.

Immediate:

Response is immediate. Quizzes and tests are marked upon the click of a mouse button and provide instant feedback on mastery of the material. You know exactly what your score is within the course at any time. Resources, glossaries, detail links and forums are only a click away. Material can be kept current by the instructor, as revisions to the course are immediate.