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Elearning basics

Elearning basics - Captivate Tutorial

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Elearning basics

- (Narrator) Because we use Captivate to create eLearning content as well as mLearning content, the mobile version of eLearning, we should understand the basics of eLearning. This will help us to understand the ultimate goal of what we're creating so let's start with defining what eLearning is. There are many definitions out there, but they all share the same general description, and that is "learning activities that are delivered in an electronic format typically using a computer with a connection to the internet". Well, eLearning is often called by other names too like distance learning, distance education, web-based training, online learning and others. And with the recent influx of mobile devices, we now often hear of mobile learning or mLearning and Captivate 2017 will allow you to create both eLearning and mLearning content. Now eLearning can be used to educate learners on just about anything you can imagine, but there are three major types of eLearning to consider. First, we…

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