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Understanding elearning basics

Understanding elearning basics - Storyline Tutorial

From the course: Learning Articulate Storyline 2

Understanding elearning basics

- Because we're going to be using Storyline 2 to create elearning content, and now even m-learning content, the mobile version of elearning, we should understand the basics of elearning itself. And this is going to 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. 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 begin to hear of mobile learning, or m-learning. And Storyline 2 will allow you to create both elearning and m-learning content. Now, elearning can be used to educate learners on just about anything you can imagine, but there are three major types of…

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