Dictionary of Computers - electronic learning

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Online training delivered to personal computers over the Internet, with the advantage that classes can be taken at any time and in any place, so that students are able to learn at their own pace. E-learning includes multimedia, search engines, electronic libraries, content portals, distance learning, and Web-enabled classrooms.

Although e-learning is not an attempt to replace classroom teaching, it has had a major effect on it, and teachers increasingly need to be properly trained to use technology in the classroom. In addition, broadband Internet access is required to make full use of rich audio-visual training content.

From 2001 to 2006 the UK government made £330 million available to fund an online curriculum for the 21,500 schools in England. The funding included ‘e-learning credits’ (ELCs) for schools to buy digital curriculum resources, as well as software to help teachers locate them.

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