Computer Delivery of Training
Computer-based training, also called online training or e-learning, delivers instruction through software, the web, or mobile apps. It scales easily and lets learners work at their own pace.
Questions you may have include:
- What is computer delivery of training?
- What are its advantages?
- What are its limitations?
What it is
Computer delivery presents lessons as videos, interactive modules, quizzes, and reading, often organized in a learning management system that assigns courses and tracks progress. Learners can access it anytime, frequently from a phone or tablet.
Advantages
It reaches many learners consistently, lets each person go at their own pace and revisit material, records completion and scores for reporting, and usually costs less per learner once it is built. It removes the need to gather everyone in one place.
Limitations
Online training offers less personal interaction, so it relies on learner self-discipline and is weaker for hands-on skills that need physical practice or coaching. Good material also takes real effort and cost to develop up front.
Summary
Computer-based training delivers self-paced, trackable instruction at scale and at lower cost per learner, making it strong for knowledge that must reach many people. Its trade-offs are reduced interaction, a need for learner discipline, upfront development cost, and limited fit for hands-on skills.