The internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the internet protocol suite to link several billon devices worldwide (Wikipedia). The internet is sometimes simply referred to as the ‘Net’ or the “online world”, is now the most ubiquitous or universal conveyor of electronic information (Gourley). The term internet essentially refers to the broadcasting, transfer, and reconstruction of digitally-coded data between two or more machines equipped with computer chips. For the today’s online users, the flow of bits and bytes occurs instantly and invisibly. Yet, The internet was technically born decades ago, but the internet was introduced to the world when a company, named Netscape, went public in 1995. Netscape introduced the masses to the free flow of electronic information through a web browser. In other words, it is the translation of digital data from remote repositories and the results are displayed on screen (in form of a website or web page) – while well known online companies like America Online and CompuServe existed prior that time, both restricted their users to from their own portfolio of proprietary data, which is a closed end system known as the Intranet.
Intranet is a private network and it is accessible to only members of a particular organization(s) that they belong to. Usually a wide range of data and services from the organization’s internal IT systems are available and that would not be shared with the public from the internet. Simple examples of Intranets are Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) (Wikipedia). The first intranet software solutions were basically static websites that allows employees to access information in a central area by using a web browser. In 19...
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...n supply chains and a good understading of strategic advantage is required in supply chain networks (Edwards).
E-learning is a technological infrastructure with applications and software that conduct courses and the users. The program that aids e-learning can be called a Learning Management System (LMS) and supports the creation of course, delivery of content, registration of users, monitoring and certification (Rupesh).
Does e-learning has a price? The answer is yes. There is a equitable price that people are willing to pay for any product or service, and consequently the manner e-learning is priced in businesses in defined by several factors like perception and demand for it (Hartley).
Today, about 46% of college students take at least one course online and it is estimated that in 2019 nearly half of college students of all college classes will be e-learning based.
An e-Learning environment will provide a framework and a set of tools, however, by themselves they are not more likely to facilitate your teaching and the students' learning than the filing cabinet in which you keep your lecture notes.
... The history of the internet takes us back to the pioneering of the network and the development of capable technologies. The explosion of the internet’s popularity in the 1990’s was large and dramatic, boosting our economy and then helping to bring it into a major recession. One can only hope that the explosion becomes organized and slightly standardized in the interest of the general public.
The World Wide Web started as an idea that focused around the government’s need to communicate if there was a real war. In 1964 the Cold War was at its peak, the Advanced Researched Projects Agency, or ARPA began researching and developing a way to get computers to “communicate with each other,” this is how it all started (The Internet's History and Development). The government scientists who were, “developing networking technology in the 1960's knew that what they were building would be far bigger than themselves; nobody, however, could have predicted the explosion in Internet access and interest in the past several years” (The Internet’s History and Development).
Workplace learning refers to learning or training undertaken in the workplace (Craig 1996). The field of workplace learning is also known as Training and Development, Human Resource Development, Corporate Training and Work and Learning (Craig, 1996; Piskurich at al., 2000; Driscoll et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2006). The traditional context of learning is experiencing a radical change. Teaching and learning are no longer restricted to classrooms (Wang, Wang, & Shee, 2007). The term e-learning refers to the use of electronic devices for learning, including the delivery of content via electronic media such as Internet, audio or video, interactive TV, etcetera. For the purpose of this study, we define “e-learning” as teaching and learning that
The history of the internet shows that the internet is not a new medium. The internet was initially created in the 1960's to as a way for the United States to stay connected in case of a nuclear fallout due to the possible consequences of the Cold War. F...
The Internet is a global network connecting millions of personal, institutional and company computers. The number of computers used by the internet is growing rapidly. The United States is connected with over 100 countries worldwide and linked together to exchange of data, news and opinions. The Internet is decentralized design. This means that there isn't just one computer that stores all of the information from the Internet. There are many independent host servers located throughout the US and the world that store the information made available to the global Internet community.
There is good reason for the growth in online learning in college environments. Student populations have diversified since the introduction of the personal computer and internet (O’Malley and McCraw). Students with geographic, job, or other constraints are now able to benefit from a college education because advances in technology have enabled learning for those for whom higher education was previously not within the realm of possibility.
There are many benefits to web-based courses. There is more flexibility in the time allotted for logging in to classes and submitting work. Travel and parking issues are eliminated. Students are able to work at their own pace, devoting more time to areas where they need more practice. (Brown, 2012). Students who do not live near accredited universities now have the opportunity to seek a degree without interrupting their whole life. E-learning helps to balance work life, family life, and education. Furthermore, e-learning is a more cost-effective solution than standard formal education.
Goles, T., & Hirschheim, R. (Ed.) (1997). Intranets: The next IS solution? White Paper. Information Systems Research Center, University of Houston.
Since the development of the Internet in late 1980s, communication has changed enormously. The Internet has altered the lives of people in the world in a way that was never imagined before. As little as a decade ago, if someone tried to explain the Internet and World Wide Web, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to understand. Computers were just beginning to become popular and few individuals realized the capacity of one PC, let alone the power of a network of electronic technology. By linking together computers, users could remotely access others on the network, share information, and send electronic mail as easily as pushing a button. Millions of people with shared interests, exchange information and build communities through Web sites, email and instant-messaging software.
Nowadays, teaching is no longer restricted to face-to-face interaction between the students and the teachers. (Yueh & Hsu, 2008). The usage of learning management systems in the classroom and in the workplace continues to play an important role in helping instructors, trainers and educators in meeting their pedagogical as well as their organizational goals (see Argyris, 1977; Beatty & Ulasewicz, 2006; Liu, Li & Carlsson, 2010; Shrivastava, 1983; Ong, Lai & Wang, 2004). Becoming ubiquitous since the 80’s and 90’s, learning management systems (LMS) are one of the means of e-learning—a learning situation where instructors and learners are separated by distance, time, or both (Raab, Ellis, & Abdon, 2002) as well as m-learning (mobile
The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The Internet enables communication and transmission of data between computers at different locations. The Internet is a computer application that connects tens of thousands of interconnected computer networks that include 1.7 million host computers around the world. The basis of connecting all these computers together is by the use of ordinary telephone wires. Users are then directly joined to other computer users at there own will for a small connection fee per month. The connection conveniently includes unlimited access to over a million web sites twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. There are many reasons why the Internet is important these reasons include: The net adapts to damage and error, data travels at 2/3 the speed of light on copper and fiber, the internet provides the same functionality to everyone, the net is the fastest growing technology ever, the net promotes freedom of speech, the net is digital, and can correct errors. Connecting to the Internet cost the taxpayer little or nothing, since each node was independent, and had to handle its own financing and its own technical requirements.
there are necessary technologies that must be on ground in order to sustain e-learning, these
The network is a collection of electronic devices connected together by a communication device most of the time. The way the network has help the internet is because thank to this new system we could access the internet from anywhere this network is in place. According to Ahmad Riaz writes, “There are eight types of networks which are used worldwide these days both in houses and commercially” (Riaz). In this quote author saying that network is available in different types and confirming that network system is been use by home users to big companies. The reason computer user are using network system is to share document, software but also help transmit internet signal through their network making internet accessibility in the area they preferred. There many network but the most common use are WAN, LAN, and MAN. The WAN network covers large area like a city, a country or the world. The LAN is the one people use at home and it covers a limited area. The WAN is control by a network provider like cablevision and use a lot LAN to provide internet service. In conclusion the network system has expand the internet because by sending signal where it is connected users are able to access the internet any time th...
With the advent of modern technology, a forceful impact of this technology has been observed in nearly all walks of modern day life. With the increasing access to these facilities, the lives of modern-day human beings have changed so dramatically that in many cases a reversal towards the old ways of life seems apparently impossible. Similar is the case with the process of education. In general the concept of e-learning has modified learning modes and behaviors to a much greater extent. It has...