The term elearning refers to a learning system based on formal education but using digital resources.

E-learning can also have the meaning of a network that allows the transfer of skills and knowledge, providing a learning opportunity to many users at the same time or at different times.

Today, when we talk about e-learning, we refer to training through any device. Watching tutorials or courses, reading an interesting article, or answering a questionnaire – all of this is e-learning.

E-learning has therefore combined teaching and new technologies by providing clear, precise, and direct training courses that perform the educational, training, and professionalizing function, taking into account the interests and needs of the user who finds himself able to manage the conducting lessons.

Let’s go down specifically by evaluating the advantages that have made this learning method so famous:

• It provides flexible and accessible training;
• Combine the power of the Internet with that of technology;
• Cancel geographical and temporal distances;
• Allows you to use the e-learning platform with minimal knowledge;
• It will enable constant and cultivated learning through the interaction between tutors and students;
• Offers freedom in time and pace of learning.

The digitization of teaching favors courses designed for the needs of each company, increasing the potential of employees and the team thanks to personalized and flexible training processes.

Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, the advantages of e-learning are many:

• Flexibility: Online lessons and modules can be enjoyed at different times of the working day from any fixed or mobile device.
• Interactivity: The digital specialization and refresher courses help consolidate teamwork: the involvement offered by lessons in which you feel free and encouraged to participate actively strengthens group dynamics, consequently improving productivity in the company.
• Modularity: Each online course is divided into modules and lessons, and the learning in pills, or microlearning, involves teaching structured in stages and specific objectives. The achievement of results such as the end of a module or the passing of a quiz entices the participants by making them active protagonists of their training.
• Personalization: The e-learning training focuses on the specific needs measured on your business project. After analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the collaborators, the best solution is identified in terms of objectives to be achieved, times, and contents to be dealt with.
• Speed: Online courses arise from the need to automate and speed up employee learning. Thanks to tracking systems and Big data analytics, continuous monitoring of results is ensured and updated in real-time.

The term e-Learning refers to the use of multimedia and Internet technologies to improve the quality of learning (with the help of, for example, videos, touch screen technology, online tools).

Usually, the term is used improperly, assuming that this learning method necessarily defines a training that takes place remotely, that is, with an actual physical distance between teacher and learner. In reality, eLearning can also be used in the classroom, and what defines it is not the distance but the tools used.

Online learning, on the other hand, is a term strictly and exclusively linked to a type of training in which there is the physical distance between student and teacher for various reasons (logistical, organizational …), but in which technology does not create a training added value, if not that of allowing communication: there is, therefore, no difference between what develops in distance learning and what could be done in the classroom.