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9780749476403 English 0749476400 In recent years research has shown that the traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization. Learning and Development departments are being told to move online to cut training costs, reach an increasingly global workforce and offer the organization greater levels of customization over their learning content. There is a lot of excitement about LMSs, MOOCs and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high-risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure the return on this investment. Learning Technologies in the Workplace shows how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization to ensure a successful return on investment. Learning Technologies in the Workplace enables the practitioner to ask the right questions to ensure that their learning technology works for their business, taking into account the existing technology available, the level of IT support, the level of subject matter expertise in-house, their staff's training needs, and the level of personalization needed. This book also highlights potential pitfalls to avoid, shows how to identify the potential resistance and underlying issues and explains how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders from senior management to marketing and IT to ensure the greatest chance of success., In recent years the amount of learning technologies in the workplace has grown; this has been driven in part by the realization that the traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization with many L&D departments being told to move online.There is a lot of excitement about Learning Management Systems (LMS), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure a good return on investment. This book explains how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization. Learning Technologies in the Workplace does not propose a one-size-fits-all model, but instead helps the practitioner ask the right questions to ensure that the learning technology works for their organization. It takes into account existing technology available, level of IT support and subject matter expertise in-house, staff training needs, and the amount of personalization needed. Chapters also highlight pitfalls to avoid, how to identify potential resistance, and how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders for the greatest chance of success., The traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization. As learning and development (L&D) departments are being told to cut training costs, reach an increasingly global workforce and offer the organization greater levels of customization over their learning content, there is a lot of excitement about LMSs, MOOCs and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high-risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure the return on this investment. "Learning Technologies in the Workplace "shows how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization to ensure a successful return on investment. "Learning Technologies in the Workplace" enables the practitioner to ask the right questions to ensure that their learning technology works for their business, taking into account the existing technology available, the level of IT support, the level of subject matter expertise in-house, their staff's training needs, and the level of personalization needed. This book also highlights potential pitfalls to avoid, shows how to identify the potential resistance and underlying issues and explains how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders from senior management to marketing and IT to ensure the greatest chance of success.
9780749476403 English 0749476400 In recent years research has shown that the traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization. Learning and Development departments are being told to move online to cut training costs, reach an increasingly global workforce and offer the organization greater levels of customization over their learning content. There is a lot of excitement about LMSs, MOOCs and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high-risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure the return on this investment. Learning Technologies in the Workplace shows how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization to ensure a successful return on investment. Learning Technologies in the Workplace enables the practitioner to ask the right questions to ensure that their learning technology works for their business, taking into account the existing technology available, the level of IT support, the level of subject matter expertise in-house, their staff's training needs, and the level of personalization needed. This book also highlights potential pitfalls to avoid, shows how to identify the potential resistance and underlying issues and explains how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders from senior management to marketing and IT to ensure the greatest chance of success., In recent years the amount of learning technologies in the workplace has grown; this has been driven in part by the realization that the traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization with many L&D departments being told to move online.There is a lot of excitement about Learning Management Systems (LMS), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure a good return on investment. This book explains how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization. Learning Technologies in the Workplace does not propose a one-size-fits-all model, but instead helps the practitioner ask the right questions to ensure that the learning technology works for their organization. It takes into account existing technology available, level of IT support and subject matter expertise in-house, staff training needs, and the amount of personalization needed. Chapters also highlight pitfalls to avoid, how to identify potential resistance, and how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders for the greatest chance of success., The traditional classroom-based approach to learning no longer fits the needs of the increasingly global, rapidly shifting modern organization. As learning and development (L&D) departments are being told to cut training costs, reach an increasingly global workforce and offer the organization greater levels of customization over their learning content, there is a lot of excitement about LMSs, MOOCs and collaborative learning, but the decision to invest in learning technology is high-risk and it falls to the L&D practitioner to ensure the return on this investment. "Learning Technologies in the Workplace "shows how learning technology can be successfully integrated with the business objectives of the organization to ensure a successful return on investment. "Learning Technologies in the Workplace" enables the practitioner to ask the right questions to ensure that their learning technology works for their business, taking into account the existing technology available, the level of IT support, the level of subject matter expertise in-house, their staff's training needs, and the level of personalization needed. This book also highlights potential pitfalls to avoid, shows how to identify the potential resistance and underlying issues and explains how to ensure the full support of all stakeholders from senior management to marketing and IT to ensure the greatest chance of success.