Top 10 interesting facts about E-Learning Market
                     TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS 
ABOUT E-LEARNING MARKET
1. $325 BILLION WORTH
 Global e-learning market will reach a staggering total 
market value of $325 billion. The reasons for this 
explosion in value come on the back of the need to 
educate vast numbers of people at low cost, the 
falling price of learning solutions, the needs of the 
modern workforce to engage in life-long learning.
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2. DECLINE OF SELF-PACED 
LEARNING
 Self-paced learning sounds like a good idea in theory, 
but eLearning providers have found that, in general, 
it's not particularly useful. Most people don't 
complete their courses. eLearning providers are, 
therefore, experimenting with new methods to keep 
people engaged and learning.
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3. 77% OF US COMPANIES USED 
ONLINE LEARNING IN 2017
 The reasons for this are the growing realization of just 
how impactful eLearning has become. One of the 
main reasons US companies are so keen on eLearning 
is its ability to speed up employee training. 
Employees are much more likely to remember what 
they've learned and can better apply it after an 
eLearning experience.
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4. MICROLEARNING
 Microlearning is more effective than regular learning 
because people are better at absorbing lots of small 
chunks of information than they are a few larger ones. 
You can imagine a worker sitting down at their desk, 
taking a five-minute eLearning class, and then carrying 
on with the rest of their work for the day.
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5. EMPLOYEE TRAINING
 Companies that offered comprehensive training across 
a range of subjects experienced dramatically 
improved revenues compared to those that didn't. And 
it wasn't just revenues that were higher either. Data 
suggests they achieve improvements in profit too.
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6. E-LEARNING CUTS ENERGY 
CONSUMPTION
 It should come as no surprise that eLearning is a far 
greener and more efficient method of training than 
face-to-face. Cutting carbon dioxide emissions is a 
priority for companies and educational institutions, to 
protect the environment and make sure that they have 
a functioning, wealthy customer base.
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7. ELEARNING INDUSTRY GREW 
900%
 Since 2000, revenues in the eLearning industry have 
grown by more than 900%. The eLearning product is 
accessible from any location through the cloud. 
Companies can synchronize training across multiple 
offices from a central hub, without having to rely on a 
variety of different instructors.
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8. US GOVERNMENT
 The US government is partly responsible for the 
dramatic uptick we've seen in the consumption of 
eLearning products over the past two decades. At the 
last count, the US government spent more than $2.59 
billion on self-paced eLearning products for its staff 
and administrators
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9. ELEARNING MARKET IS MORE 
THAN 21 YEARS OLD
 Distance learning suddenly became a real possibility 
thanks to the radical cost declines that internet-
enabled learning delivered. The 2000s saw an 
explosion in companies using eLearning to train their 
employees. Suddenly, firms were able to provide 
onboarding courses for new employees efficiently.
10. WIDELY POPULAR AMONG 
STUDENTS
 The share of global students who have participated in 
an online course of one kind or another has exploded 
over the current decade. During the most recent 
survey period, more than 49% of students said that 
they had taken part in some form of eLearning 
activity in the last 12 months.
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