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Workplace e-Learning at a Crossroads

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This chapter summarizes the use of e-learning in organizational practice, the benefits of and barriers to using e-learning in the workplace, and the implications for effective e-learning by integrating technology with pedagogical design, aligning learning with individual needs and organizational goals, conducting relevant assessments to ensure the achievement of learning goals, and making strategic planning especially in make organizational environment or culture ready for e-learning.

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Wang, M. (2018). Workplace e-Learning at a Crossroads. In: E-Learning in the Workplace. Explorations in the Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems and Performance Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64532-2_5

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