The Global Impact and Future of E-Learning

Abstract

E-learning, increasingly enhanced by the availability of newer emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs), is growing globally. The prevalence of e learning practices has been far more visible in the developed nations, however, developing nations are not lagging behind. Almost all nations are increasing incorporating ICTs in their national agenda for efficiency in information and knowledge sharing in education, governance, commerce, health, agriculture, and other sectors. Bangladesh has started a new initiative called "Digital Bangladesh" to connect people to emerging technologies that enrich their lives with education for greater economic development. Similar national initiatives are either in place or under way elsewhere. Newer educational policies are being formulated in various communities worldwide to enable educational institutions to come to terms with new learning technologies. One of the emerging issues at institutions of higher learning in Africa is e learning and the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to deliver educational resources. In this presentation, A Global Framework for E-Learning will be introduced to discuss the utilization of e learning methods and their implications for higher education from the perspectives of institutional, pedagogical, technological, ethical, interface design, evaluation, management, and resource support issues.