TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Literature (Citation)
 Problem statement
 The future of e-learning
 My argument
 Methods of inquiry
 Findings
 Recommendations
 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
• The future is dark, the future is the thing we fear
most the future is our despair but talking of the
future of electronic learning so many people have
different views based on how they apply elearning in their day to day lives, some say that
the future of e-learning is social learning some
say it is see it is bright and it is growth. In the
scope of globalization one has to ask whether
there can be a global culture without global
information, and can global information exist in
the world without global education?
CITATION
• David Nagel posits that “electronic learning is
experiencing growth unprecedented growth
and will continue to do that for the
foreseeable future.”
• According to research done by a firm Ambient
Insight, electronic learning by dollar volume
reached $27.1 billion in 2009 and predicting
this figure will double by 2014.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
• The main problem being that as electronic learning is
being applied in most education centers there are so
many speculations concerning the future of e-learning
based on conjecture rather than knowledge. Hence
there is a need to give a detailed forecast so that the
educators and the learners know where they stand in
as far as electronic learning is concerned. I under took
this study because it helps to make people understand
the real facts behind the beginning of electronic
learning, the impact it has on our education system
and how it is likely to be in future.
THE FUTURE OF E-LEARNING
Contrary to popular credence, e-learning is not a new
phenomenon. One can trace its beginning to the
1980s. Today e-learning is gaining more and more
significance within the realm of higher and tertiary
education. Electronic learning comprises of all forms of
electronically supported learning and teaching. The
information and communication systems serve as
specific media to implement the learning process
.considering the fact that since the 1980 up to date
electronic learning has been expanding this means that
its future is growth. According to the data analysis
done below the future of e-learning is indeed growth..
BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE GROWTHE OF E-LEARNING SINCE 1980
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
traditional learning
50%
E-learning
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1980s
1990
2000
2011
2014
A LINE GRAPH SHOWING HOW E-LEARNING HAS GROWN
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1980
1990
2000
2011
MY ARGUMENT
• My argument is that the future of electronic
learning is bright and it is growth. And the
same way letter writing has been replaced by
electronic mailing is the same way the board,
the chalk and the duster are going to be
replaced by electronic learning.
METHODOLOGY
• I have done a critical study researching and got
information from the following internet search
,documentary analysis and interviews.
• From the internet I got information on how the
world at large is applying e-learning and how it is
most likely to be in future based on how it has
grown.
• Documentary analysis was also done and graphs
and charts were collected.
• Interviews were done in Mthatha and
surrounding areas
FINDINGS
• I grouped the findings I got from my research into
two groups
1. Those who say the future of e-learning is
bright.(73%)
2. Those who say it is doomed and it destroys the
education system.(27%)
• Be that as it may, from what I have gathered it
seems that e-learning has already carved itself a
spot in the world and I really do not see any
opportunity to get rid of it.
RECOMMENDATIONS
• As you well know, technology can be a powerful tool for
learning, and it can be the same for cheating. It can be used
to inform, and to distort. It can boldly open new doors,
while flinging open some that were perhaps best left
closed; not every topic is appropriate for all age groups.
• The complaint should be formed into a question: is there a
way to employ new technology intelligently avoiding its
pitfalls while reaping its rewards?
• Yes, due to the above explained problems associated with
electronic learning I recommend that we should strive to
have strong teachers, by having strong and smart teachers
who can use the tools that technology offers without falling
on their sharp ends, we can seal all the loopholes that elearning has.
CONCLUSION
• Finally, and to wrap up, technology is changing our
world, and we have to understand the implications of
its use for our children’s education. Education is
affected by technology in a very real way; however the
timeless goals of education should be respected.
Information about e-learning is now moving upward
from boring graphs into the world of more exciting
visuals. In a nut shell electronic Learning offers
practical and cost effective ways for , higher education
institutions as well as academic institutes to manage
the delivery of education over the web and manage
administrative aspects of education at the same time.
Its future is indeed growth and expansion.