Report

August 2000

Online Training Needs A New Course

John Dalton 		Companies flock to the Net as a cost-saving panacea for corporate education. But today's efforts won't deliver what firms need most: better employee performance.
by John Dalton with Harley Manning, Paul Hagen, Yolanda Paul, Joyce Tong

INTERVIEWS
  • Firms praise the cost savings of online training . . .
  • . . . but low quality and cultural barriers frustrate managers.
ANALYSIS
  • Today's simplistic initiatives underdeliver.
  • Online efforts should complement classroom instruction.
  • Firms must push training to customers and suppliers.
ACTION
  • Align technology selection with Net standards.
  • Web initiatives should leverage training content.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Gamers get a new gig.
  • Virtual libraries will fall.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Online Training Tools
  • Figure 2.  Online Training Gains Momentum
  • Figure 3.  The Modes Of Learning
  • Figure 4.  Three Types Of Learning Offer Varying Online Opportunities
  • Figure 5.  Online Training Will Extend To Partners And Suppliers
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Companies Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • How to give an e-paddling.
  • Is anybody using this stuff?
  • Where's Professor Santema?
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