1. e-learning enables people to learn anytime and anywhere. It allows learners to receive instruction despite geographic and time disparities.

 

2. It could cater to people with physical disabilities, women who were not allowed to enroll in educational institutions open only to men, people who had jobs during normal school hours, and those who lived in remote regions where schools did not exist.

 

3. It could provide educational opportunities to people in a country despite shortage of classrooms, qualified teachers, and instructional materials.

 

4. It is a cost-efficient way to deliver technical training (The US military in particular relies heavily on distance education technology in ‘upgrading’ its soldiers)

 

5. From the learners’ point of view, this provides the ability to pause and rewind and the advantage of moving at their own pace. If they need to listen to a lecture a second time, or think about a question for awhile, they may do so without fearing that they will hold back the rest of the class ... (continue reading)

 

 

Wikipedia; Microsoft Encarta 2006; Encarta Dictionary

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Jensen DG. Mañebog. "10 advantages in using e-learning" @ www.OurHappySchool.com