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Going for
growth
Although the figures don't neatly agree with
one another, research into the e-learning
market across the globe suggests healthy
growth beckons over the next few years. In
the news in this issue we report expected
rapid growth over the period out to 2025.
The question for the players in the e-learning
market is what are the trends which are likely
to prove a hit with corporates, their learners
and those creating and delivering e-learning.
L&D is expected to take advantage of the
insights offered by Big Data and Artificial
Intelligence (AI).
But discussing the benefits conferred by large
data sets is one thing; actually being able to
get hold of such information and make
insightful use of it is another. So far significant
use of Big Data in learning appears to be the
exception.
Similarly, we're in the early days of AI and
machine learning. Experiments are
happening and promises have been made
about transforming the landscape. But so far
that landscape looks pretty familiar. The
promise is exciting: that this technology can
make all learning personalised. Again as we
report in news, one joint venture says it is
using AI in language learning. You would
expect many more to follow.
As corporates need to transform their
business models in order to survive in the
digitally-disrupted economy, many expect elearning to follow suit, transforming their
offering to the business in order to help with
the most crucial issues facing the chief
executive and their senior colleagues.
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