These are the ones that make the most tedious subjects interesting, making training less stressful and more absorbing. The university already provides 18 courses, including recruitment, leadership and cash flow techniques. No organisation appears to have formally compared courses, but some evaluation bodies are emerging. The eLearning Network is a group of users and providers that meets to discuss best practices, and the Association of Learning Technology at Oxford Brookes University is evaluating options for tertiary education. There are several charging options.
Most licences are per user or per site, while some charge a fixed monthly or annual fee.
Licences can also be in perpetuity, although upgrades will be charged for. The larger the corporate, the less the unit cost. Small to medium sized enterprises or large corporates requiring subjects to be studied by only a few people could find it more economical to chose CDRoms or open internet sites, but this takes away the ability for employers to monitor progress online. John Ivinson, vice president of the British Computer Society, sees e-learning as a way of overcoming the problem of cancelled course bookings, which are often attributable to the pressures of work. It's costing employers millions of pounds a year.