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DRAWBACKS AND CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING=20

Some drawbacks do exist that offset the benefits of e-learning. = Issues cited=20 as possible drawbacks of e-learning are as follows:=20

Need for instructor retraining. Some instructors are = not=20 competent in teaching by electronic means and may require additional = training.=20 It costs money to provide such training.=20

Equipment needs and support services. Additional = funds are=20 needed to purchase multimedia tools to provide support services for = e-learning=20 creation, use, and maintenance.=20

Lack of face-to-face interaction and campus life. = Many feel=20 that the intellectual stimulation that takes places through classroom=20 instruction cannot be fully replicated in e-learning.=20

Assessment. In the environment of higher education, = there is=20 a criticism that professors may not be able to adequately assess = student work=20 completed through e-learning. There is no guarantee, for example, of = who=20 actually completed the assignments or exams.=20

Maintenance and updating. There are practical = difficulties=20 (e.g., cost, time of instructors) in keeping e-learning materials = up-to-date.=20 No online course can deliver real-time information and knowledge in = the way a=20 motivated =93live=94 instructor can.=20

Protection of intellectual property . It is = difficult to=20 control the transmission of copyrighted works downloaded from the = e-learning=20 platform.=20

Computer literacy. E-learning cannot be extended to = those=20 students who are not computer-literate.=20

Student retention. Without some human feedback, it = may be=20 difficult to keep some students mentally engaged and enthusiastic = about=20 e-learning over a long period of time.

REFERENCES FOR ONLINE FILE W3.18=20

Hricko, M. F., Design and Implementation of Web-enabled Teaching=20 Tools, Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2003.
Weaver, P., = =93Preventing=20 E-Learning Failure,=94 Training and Development, 56(8), August = 2002.=20

DRAWBACKS AND CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING=20

Need for instructor retraining. Some instructors are = not=20 competent in teaching by electronic means and may require additional = training.=20 It costs money to provide such training.=20

Equipment needs and support services. Additional = funds are=20 needed to purchase multimedia tools to provide support services for = e-learning=20 creation, use, and maintenance.=20

Lack of face-to-face interaction and campus life. = Many feel=20 that the intellectual stimulation that takes places through classroom=20 instruction cannot be fully replicated in e-learning.=20

Assessment. In the environment of higher education, = there is=20 a criticism that professors may not be able to adequately assess = student work=20 completed through e-learning. There is no guarantee, for example, of = who=20 actually completed the assignments or exams.=20

Maintenance and updating. There are practical = difficulties=20 (e.g., cost, time of instructors) in keeping e-learning materials = up-to-date.=20 No online course can deliver real-time information and knowledge in = the way a=20 motivated =93live=94 instructor can.=20

Protection of intellectual property . It is = difficult to=20 control the transmission of copyrighted works downloaded from the = e-learning=20 platform.=20

Computer literacy. E-learning cannot be extended to = those=20 students who are not computer-literate.=20 Student retention. Without some human feedback, it = may be=20 difficult to keep some students mentally engaged and enthusiastic = about=20 e-learning over a long period of time.

Computer literacy. E-learning cannot be extended to = those=20 students who are not computer-literate.=20

Student retention. Without some human feedback, it = may be=20 difficult to keep some students mentally engaged and enthusiastic = about=20 e-learning over a long period of time.

Student retention. Without some human feedback, it = may be=20 difficult to keep some students mentally engaged and enthusiastic = about=20 e-learning over a long period of time.

REFERENCES FOR ONLINE FILE W3.18=20

Hricko, M. F., Design and Implementation of Web-enabled Teaching=20 Tools, Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2003. Weaver, P., = =93Preventing=20 E-Learning Failure,=94 Training and Development, 56(8), August = 2002.=20

Computer literacy. E-learning cannot be extended to = those=20 students who are not computer-literate.=20

Student retention. Without some human feedback, it = may be=20 difficult to keep some students mentally engaged and enthusiastic = about=20 e-learning over a long period of time.

Hricko, M. F., Design and Implementation of Web-enabled Teaching=20 Tools, Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2003.
Weaver, P., = =93Preventing=20 E-Learning Failure,=94 Training and Development, 56(8), August = 2002.=20