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How to Let Learners Self-subscribe to Courses of Their Interest

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  An online and corporate training platform should always offer the option to pick a learning methodology -- best-suited to meet your employees' needs. The requirements may include the learning style, individual interests, and personal schedules. Yes, with the constant evolution of technology, the need for on-demand online training has also sky-rocketed. The modern generation is so accustomed to accessing information at their fingertips that it has dramatically altered their expectations of digital learning. In fact, remote trainees prefer to have control of their own learning, in contrast to traditional classroom structures. Now, with the help of a subscription-based LMS like Playablo , L&D teams have the option to distribute courses, based on which skills need to be acquired by a certain learner group. You can allocate training modules to your employees when you understand what knowledge they will need to complete a specific task. For this purpose, you have the option to p...

Refresher Training _ What, Why and How!

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      In learning and development, learners have to revise important concepts at regular intervals. And this is where refresher training comes into play. A refresher training course ensures that trainees revisit basic pointers from a training session, which had taken place in the past. Now, in this blog, we will try to explain the whats, hows, and whys of refresher training. The Definition: What is Refresher Training? Refresher training is simply ‘retraining’. As the name suggests, it is a session, exclusively designed to help learners refresh their memory. It effectively tests if an employee’s knowledge about a certain subject is up-to-date or not. In fact, you can use refresher training for any category of LMS ( Learning Management System ) program — especially in compliance and safety training, where companies usually have rules for annual or periodic reviews. Regular sessions ensure that trainees are always updated about the latest knowledge and complex organisa...

10 Best Practices When Creating Learning Courses for Mobiles.

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  Time and again, mobile learning has proved that it can stand up to its hype. And with the Millennial generation surging up in workplaces, m-learning has become indispensable. In fact, according to recent research, “71% of Millennials say they connect more with mobile learning than L&D activities delivered via desktop or formal methods.” Yes, the modern employee is so used to the smartphone and accessing information at his/her fingertips. Be it entertainment, banking, social networking, shopping, or training, mobile phones rule the globe. Now, since mobile learning is such a necessity, you must have given some thoughts to implementing it in your organisation. However, simply making your materials accessible on mobile gadgets won’t do the job. You need to consider multiple other factors. Hence, to help you out, here are our 10 hand-picked best practices to create learning courses for mobiles. 1. Remove Unnecessary Information When it comes to mLearning, you need to ke...

How Much Does a Free LMS Really Cost!

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  We have already discussed how to calculate the cost of an enterprise LMS. We have also discussed the pros and cons of an open-source vs SaaS Learning Management System . Open-source software (OSS) is an effective example of open collaboration. A licensed source code gives users the option to use, study, change, and distribute the software. In EdTech (for both corporates and educational institutions), an OSS LMS can be used for many activities. For instance, blended learning, distance learning, flipped classroom, and e-learning. Several users opt for an open-source LMS, believing that it is free. But at the end of the day, does it really arrive at zero cost? Yes, the source code of the software is available openly for download and is free to use. But there are certain hidden costs that organisations must be aware of before opting for this solution. And today, we are here to enlighten you about the real, long-term pric   e of the so-called 'free LMS'. Therefore, let's g...