The best e-Colleges follow basic standards. Good professors attempt to
respond to e-mail within 24 hours, by carrying a personal digital assistant
(
PDA) with continual access to e-mail. Setting up a "Frequently Asked
Questions (
FAQ) "document to answer common questions is a good idea. Good
professors can encourage discussion - opening up new learning avenues. Most
online professors have about three classes per week with thirty students.
The best online Web platforms allow for tracking of students logging on.
Good e-Education enterprise software applications and bundled suites are
improving learning capacity. The best course management system has versatile
capabilities. The e-College system sets up assignments, chat rooms,
discussion threads, managed content and the message board system.
The e-Learning benefits are numerous:
+ Cost-effective - No travel costs, reduced overhead, lower infrastructure
and startup investments are recouped with lower delivery costs
+ Immediate response - Simultaneous, unlimited and rapid
+ Consistent - Same content for students reading website class page
+ Timely - Dependable, nearly instantaneous material is more useful and
accurate
+ Available 24/7 - Always accessible, any time
+ Universal reach - Access any where, global community education transcends
borders
+ Scalability - Easy to add incremental additions with small investment
These
e-Universities seek to optimize "human capital" by updating employee
skills. The best programs offer high quality content, technology and
services. Many "learning portals" are emerging to fulfill increasing demand.
These include "Dot-com" sites for excellent training.
