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  Return on Investment (ROI) of eLearning

  Many organisations have rushed to embrace eLearning and some have 

  entered with the notion of making substantial profit. ROI of eLearning cannot  

  be strictly calculated in $ and cents but has to be evaluated in relation to the  

  organisational goals. Performing a ROI is possible, but often ignores how  

  eLearning contributes to the more strategic goals of an organisation. For 

  example, it is possible to compute that by taking an online course, more 

  people were trained, travel & accomodation costs was reduced, and X dollars

  was saved. More important is whether the eLearning programme made the 

  organisation more responsive to customers, do people who need information

  have greater access and is the organisation, whether efficiency has improved

  and the organisation has performed core functions more effectively.

Readings on ROI

E-Learning Analytics

Josh Bersin (2003)

President of Bersin & Associates

Assessing the ROI of Training

Clive Shepherd

Fastrak-Consulting Co, United Kingdom

ROI for eLearning

John V. Moran (2002)

President & CEO of GP eLearning Technologies

eLearning: The Second Wave

Craig R. Taylor

Senior VP of Marketing & Development,

TalentKeepers

eLearning 1.0 : Calculating eLearning ROI

John Setaro

Director of Research of THINQ Learning Solutions

A Fresh Look at ROI

Jay Cross

CEO of Internet Time Group, Calfornia.

Presenting a business case for E-Learning is the most important part of E-Learning adoption. People have to be convinced that expenditure on infrastructure that will support E-Learning will translate into benefits for the organisation. Focus will be on how the proposed project will improve communication, enhance performance, quality and ultimately impact sales, costs and productivity.

Various articles are presented which discuss the different aspects of E-Learning Business Models together with case studies. Estimating the ROI of a project is also presented.

E-LEARNING BUSINESS MODELS

E-Learning Business Models: Framework and Best Practice Examples

Sabine Seufert

Institute for Media and Communications Management

University of St. Galen

E-learning as a new buzzword for web-based education and its commercialisation seems to be a growing market in the digital economy. This paper analyses the dynamic e-Learning market and the corresponding changes in the education market. The different e-Learning models are introduced together with their benefits and risks. Also how e-Learning as a promising e-Commerce applications the internet is discussed.

The Business of Being Online and International

Anne Forester (2002)

Director, Innovation and Technology in Education Ventures

Vice-Chancellors' Office. The University of Sydney

How much is online? The continuum model. The business angle: markets, business models and money. Technology and cultural models. Quality and competitiveness in a global market.

Business Models for E-Learning

Dipl-OK Gabriela Hoppe and Prof. Dr. Michael H. Breitner

University of Hanover, Germany.

E-Learning products and providers. Business models. Adaptation for the partial models to e-Learning such as market for e-Learning, activity model prototypes for e-Learning products, model prototypes for e-Learning products. Sustainable business models for e-Learning.

Building a Canadian e-Learning Model

Rima Aristocrat and Keith W. Wilson (2000)

Willis College of Business and Technology

Challenges to e-Learning = market changes, financing charges, strategic alliances, quality control, lifelong learning and e-Learning delivery.

Flexible Learning Business Planning Framework

Australian Flexible Learning Framework

Flexible learning - what is it? What the flexible learning business planning framewokr does, and does not do? How is the flexible learning business planning framework organised? Using the flexible learning business planning framework. In action - a case study.