Off the Shelf & Custom E-Learning Solutions - What Learning Solution is Right For You?

The off-the-shelf e-learning solution is rapidly gaining popularity among businesses and schools alike; however, as more and more organizations turn to off-the-shelf solutions, limitations have become more and more apparent. One of the most significant limitations of using off-the-shelf e-learning solutions is that they usually do not meet the end users specific learning needs. For example, a course focused on sales may examine techniques in the retail market, One hitter pipe when the organization really needed a course to train their phone representatives. There are also numerous advantages to using off the shelf e-learning courses. For one, these courses can usually be purchased for $20-$30 per person. Another advantage is that since courses are already developed, they can be distributed to students quickly.


Custom e-learning courses Custom e-learning courses are made to order. They can be developed in virtually any field for any audience. This is likely one of the reasons that they have become so popular. Another advantage of custom e-learning courses is a targeted learning approach that narrows down exactly what the end user needs to know. This targeted approach concerns more than just data, but also puts particular focus on language. Every business has its own language, acronyms, and other terms. It is important to include this language in order to better integrate learning and effective practice. The disadvantages of custom e-learning course solutions are time and cost. It generally takes 2-3 weeks to develop a custom e-learning solution. Costs can also vary greatly starting at around $2Kand sometimes exceeding $100K.


What choice is good for you? It is rare that an organization or school will find itself able to meet all of its education needs through off-the-shelf solutions. For this reason it is critical to select an e-learning organization that can develop custom e-learning courses, but also has a selection of off-the-shelf courses to choose from that can be purchased. This gives the organization the perfect mix between low cost and effective training resources. SilkWeb Consulting & Development is one of a few e-learning organizations that have a large selection of off-the-shelf e-learning courses and the capability of developing custom e-learning courses to fit any budget.

To learn more about SilkWeb Consulting & Development, visit them on the web at www.silkwebconsulting.com or email them at [mailto:info@silkwebconsulting.com]info@silkwebconsulting.com.

Dr. Shaw earned his doctorate degree in Management and Organizational Leadership. He has developed numerous leadership and management oriented workshops throughout his career and has extensive knowledge of e-learning technologies. Dr. Shaw began managing the SilkWeb team in 2006. Since then he has managed several large-scale curriculum projects for the nation's largest online university and provides consulting services to one of the top publishing companies in the United States. Dr. Shaw continues his research in the areas of employee retention and is also an active faculty member. More e-learning info available at SilkWebConsulting.com or http://Twitter.com/SilkWeb