E-learning LMS software can be a lifesaver for Americans. The pandemic has pushed the popularity of e-learning upwards in all areas, including classical education and corporate training. The demand for training courses and software to create them has grown everywhere. One might assume that e-learning can be based on existing software. However, industry experts urge to create e-learning LMS software. Such solutions allow organizations or companies to take full advantage of distance learning. Industry experts told us about the need for mass use of e-learning in the United States.
Charissa West, The Wild, Wild West Parenting Blog
I am an online teacher and a mom of four. (I was actually teaching high school students online before the pandemic, and am taking a year off since all my young kids are home because schools in our area are either fully remote or hybrid.). I also work from home running an online website for parents and teachers and create classroom resources for teachers and sell them in an online marketplace.
Since the pandemic, I’ve seen a major increase in the need for two types of digital learning products.
First, there is a lack of high-quality, deep instructional content for older students. Many of the digital learning products available are superficial (a few PowerPoint slides or discussion questions), but they don’t encourage the advanced learners to do the type of deep thinking and collaboration they often get in the face-to-face classroom. Those digital resources are out there, certainly, but they can be hard to come by and it requires weeding through a lot of lighter, less challenging content to find them. In my time as an online teacher, I found that I (and my team) mostly created everything ourselves because by the time we fully adapted and modified something purchased elsewhere, we spent just as much time (plus some money).
Second, for the younger students, we greatly need digital resources that spend more time teaching the content and less time requiring technical skills and training. For example, there is one type of activity my first grader has been assigned repeatedly. It takes him far more time to manipulate the digital application than he spends actually learning/practicing the academic concept the activity is based around. This is backward. The technology should be the vehicle that delivers the digital content, but it shouldn’t overshadow/overtake the academic content and skills. That balance can be tricky, but the online marketplace definitely needs more of those activities.
Finally, in response to your overall question: yes, the pandemic has absolutely become a driver for creating e-learning projects. Many states and school districts had made baby steps toward offering virtual education options, but the pandemic thrust everyone into that arena. Some districts have needed to scale up their offerings while others have had to start entirely from scratch and are turning to the digital marketplace in droves.
While this need will slow as the pandemic eases, the need for digital products overall is here to stay. Many districts now have an electronic device for each student and digital activities will remain a key feature of instruction in the future. It saves paper/ink/copier resources and it also minimizes the physical sharing and exchange of items between students and the teacher.
William Schumacher, CEO, and founder of Uprising Food
As a standard, the e-learning aspect of Linkedin is great. We are all familiar with Linkedin, and they pull experts in an incredible amount of fields. I think e-learning projects dedicated to “transformative businesses” and ways companies can pivot in the wake of an uncontrollable force will be very useful as we head into the post-pandemic world. Workplace communication courses should also be at the forefront of the CEO and other management head’s minds. The pandemic has really made the e-learning industry blossom, and I think a lot of companies are finding that working fully online is beneficial in more ways than one.
Mohammed Muzaffar, technology and full form of word enthusiast
Now E-learning LMS software has become the necessary component in all education societies like schools, colleges, companies, and universities. Around the world, because of COVID -19 pandemic, the offline teaching process has flipped out. The E-learning teaching process can provide the best to the students to overcome the weakness.
Education societies received the primary data from the student through Google forms to know student’s attitudes towards the e-learning method. This work is done on the national and international levels wise. This approach also helps to know how to improve the student’s self-studying skills.
Kamal Thakur, CEO at Cerebrum Infotech
In the USA, the pandemic has been a driving force for new tech products. Every business has seen innovation and new products that made it easy to survive the pandemic, for example, grocery delivery apps, medicine delivery apps, and e-learning.
The reach of e-learning is greater than ever. 77% of US companies were using online learning in 2017. The E-learning industry is offering an array of e-learning tools to government, corporate, and educational institutes, and individuals. Corporates use these apps for their various training programs. By 2025, the global e-learning market is expected to reach $325 billion. E-learning projects that take into account the current problems of connecting in real-time with teachers, training-providers, and providing a platform to flourish and learn should be developed.
Christian Velichkov, Twiz IO
The Gamified Scenarios and Questioning Pools are the most interesting e-learning projects.
The consequences of the pandemic are not good in the education and learning sector. The reason being that most of us the kids are not used to e-learning. So right now, e-learning projects where maximum participation is ensured should be developed. Something where students don’t get bored and also don’t lose the feel of physical tutoring. Maybe, the use of VR can be done in e-learning.
The positive side of the pandemic is that it has led to a lot of innovative ideas. The e-learning industry has undergone massive changes to fulfill the requirements of e-learning.
Bishal Biswas, Digital Marketing Expert Arcadia
I think the biggest and most interesting e-learning projects currently running anywhere, and particularly in the US, are in the education sector. E-learning in the education sector begins at the most basic level like Kindergarten and continues till the doctoral level, and even after that. The interesting thing about these projects is that they are developed to be the most creative ones because they are supposed to sharpen the minds of children at a younger age.
The sector that needs the most attention in terms of e-learning projects is the healthcare sector. There are several projects already working to educate healthcare professionals about the use of technology to better perform their duties and improve their communication within the healthcare sector. Stats and reports show that more than half of the occupations in the healthcare sector will grow by 38% by 2024. So, there is a dire need of more e-learning projects in this sector.
Pandemic has been the major driving force behind most of the e-learning projects. As lockdowns were imposed everywhere around the world, there were no other and better options for organizations than to start e-learning projects to educate students and professionals. The world couldn’t afford a standstill and had to do something during the pandemic to keep the wheel spinning, and e-learning projects saw a boom.
Julien Raby, Coffee Works
Today some of the interesting e-learning projects in the US Market include:
1. Artificial Intelligence Learning
2. Digital Marketing Learning
3. Search Engine Optimization Learning
4. Online Brand Marketing Learning
Learning new strategies and broadening the horizon is of utmost importance to deal with the post-pandemic situation. Individuals should indulge in various e-learning projects offered such as Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and Online Brand Marketing to understand the dynamics of online marketing and to escalate the growth of their business. Also, self-awareness projects are encouraged.
Undoubtedly, yes! With staying home becoming the new normal and physical classrooms not being a choice anymore, the business of e-learning has spiked. Individuals out there are interested in learning new concepts and strategies sitting home. Therefore, more people today are getting into designing e-learning projects.
Adam Garcia, Hiring Manager & Financial Consultant The Stock Dork
Educational e-learning projects are the priority right now in the US market. With a large number of students unable to attend school because of the pandemic, educational e-learning projects are in the highest demand.
The construction industry has taken a major hit during the pandemic, with a lot of processes being halted. It is essential to develop eLearning projects for engineers because many construction projects will have high demand once the pandemic is over. E-learning projects for engineers are needed in order to avoid the effects of the pandemic on the construction industry in the long run.
Elearning has existed for a while now, but the pandemic has given these projects a boost that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. The increased demand for eLearning encouraged companies to come up with new and effective ideas.
Jill Sandies, Constant Delights Hallandale
Education-relevant e-learning projects are currently the most interesting for the US market. The government is expected to announce a hybrid model to be followed, under which students can take classes on campus and online as well. This will help to enhance learning generally and make it available for everyone. School districts are forming partnerships as well in order to provide the best learning experience to students. One such partnership is between The Los Angeles Unified School District and PBS SoCal/KCET in order to offer educational broadcasting to students. These broadcasts are aimed at varying age groups and are offered via separate channels across several digital platforms.
E-learning projects for research associates need to be developed now which will help to overcome the consequences they had to face in their research and degrees due to the pandemic. Communication and lab access was a major barrier in between. If e-learning projects for this purpose are introduced, it’ll help the university research to continue which aid in a country’s economy as well. Research associates that were taken in from across borders, should be aided in their countries and provided with relevant lab access in their home country.
There were e-learning projects already in place, however, this specific industry has seen a massive boom due to the pandemic. The need for e-learning increased, and now governments and companies all across the world are trying to develop projects that would aid their operations and the public.
Reuben Yonatan, GetVoIP (NY)
Pandemic has become a driver for creating e-learning projects. With employees working from home and unable to access physical classes, they’ve been forced to turn to e-learning for their learning and development needs.
Udemy, Edx, and Coursera are three of the most interesting eLearning projects. They serve a wide range of industries and have classes for almost any subject one can imagine. As a business owner, I have turned to e-learning projects often since the pandemic began and they have filled the gap of in-person training.