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Monitoring and Evaluation in E-Learning

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:52 am
by mouakter13
E-learning programs have surged in popularity during the COVID-19 crisis, as educational institutions, businesses, non-profits and other organizations have sought safer, socially distanced options for their classes and training courses. Some of these programs are fully online, while others take a hybrid approach that combines in-person and online components. Their formats range from training delivered on mobile apps or e-learning platforms to virtual exchange, an online education practice that allows for international collaborative learning through sustained, technology-enabled interactions that let students across regions engage with one another in real-time.

As we move (hopefully) into a post-pandemic world, these approaches are likely to continue to become more prevalent, due to the multiple benefits they offer both students and providers — and to their applicability to everything from traditional academic programs to skills development initiatives. They’re being used in countries around the world to increase equity korea whatsapp number data of access to high-quality vocational and entrepreneurship training, and they offer a sustainable solution to the challenge of upskilling at scale.

Virtual exchange is an area of particular interest within the broader online education space, as global development-focused organizations are using it in a number of innovative ways. For instance, the William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the University of Michigan — an independent, non-profit research and educational organization — is utilizing the approach in its Business and Culture program. WDI, which serves both profit-seeking and non-profit firms by creatively applying business skills in low- and middle-income countries, has decades of experience when it comes to in-person education and training. In recent years, it has expanded its virtual learning offerings, responding to a trend that has only grown in importance during the pandemic.