Learners sign up and take their courses, and trainers see who completes them. But when organizations need e-learning delivered in a personalized way, tailored to the individual learner, the traditional LMS has a hard time keeping up. Learning management systems and authoring tools, while useful and necessary, leave a gaping hole when it comes to the management of online learning content. The successful execution of knowledge transfer depends on more than clever technology. At the core of this movement is a concept known as learning objects.
Learning objects are small, bite-sized modules of instructional sequences.
A learning object is to a course as a chapter is to a book. When designed correctly, a set of learning objects makes up a sequence that gives the learner everything she needs to understand a procedure, product or policy. Learning objects also make it much easier for organizations to capture, deliver and store their own unique knowledge, and to turn around and deliver this material to others in a personalized manner. Suppose your organization needs to train customer service representatives on all the ins and outs of a major product line. These objectives fit squarely with your company's stated goal of developing and maintaining a stellar reputation for customer service.