What Does E-Learning Cost

Costs for an e-learning solution provider will vary depending on the complexity of your problem and the quality you demand in the final solution. It also depends on when you’re reading this book since costs of almost everything dealing with computers tend to fall over time. This is not much different than asking what it [...]

There are several e-learning elements that you can decide to make or buy: Courseware Instructors Learning management system (LMS) Hosting Tell Me More As in many other areas of your business, one of the big decisions you make about e-learning will be whether to build your own (make) or get it from someone else (buy). [...]

An ROI is a analysis tool. You use it as input for your business decisions. Think of an ROI as a speedometer on your car—it doesn’t control how you drive but gives you one measurement that will influence how you drive. Tell Me More It’s reassuring to look at the numbers and pick the answer [...]

You can’t avoid risk, but doing a return on investment (ROI) analysis lets you quantify the risk. There are two types of ROI analysis you can do for e-learning: Cost analysis: how it saves money (if you already have existing training you’re running). Value analysis: how it improves value (lets you do things you couldn’t [...]

The biggest thing influencing your e-learning costs is the size and complexity of your training problem. There are only a handful of factors that make up the remaining dimensions you need to think about. Tell Me More Perhaps the biggest thing influencing your e-learning costs is the size of your problem. Think of it this [...]

The cost components for e-learning include the course-ware, the course delivery expenses (including instructors), marketing/promotional communications with the students, and administration and support expenses. Tell Me More You can make better business decisions about e-learning if you have a good grasp of what the cost components really are. (In the same way, knowing that the [...]

The costs for e-learning can vary widely, just as the costs of buying a car vary widely. You could spend hundreds, or you could spend multi-millions. Tell Me More One of the first questions I hear when I talk about e-learning to business managers is “What does e-learning really cost?” And the answer is always [...]