Many organizations and institutions are using e-learning because it can be as effective as traditional training at a lower cost. Developing e-learning is more expensive than preparing classroom materials and training the trainers, especially if multimedia or highly interactive methods are used. However, delivery costs for e-learning(including costs of web servers and technical support) are considerably lower than those for classroom facilities, instructor time, participants’ travel and job time lost to attend classroom sessions.
Moreover, e-learning reaches a wider target audience by engaging learners who have
difficulty attending conventional classroom training because they are:
>> geographically dispersed with limited time and/or resources to travel;
>> busy with work or family commitments which do not allow them to attend courses on specific dates with a fixed schedule
>> located in conflict and post-conflict areas and restricted in their mobility because of security reasons;>> limited from participating in classroom sessions because of cultural or religious beliefs;
>> facing difficulties with real-time communication (e.g. foreign language learners or very shy learners).