Overview GSS Overview Current Situation in Distance Learning Distance learning today is a very diverse and confusing collection of approaches and techniques to training. IDL course development is very expensive. Unlike classroom course development there are many other issues to consider when developing such a course. Because of the additional considerations, the time to develop IDL courses is long.
Suppliers offer widely divergent approaches.
There are about as many ways to provide distance learning as there are suppliers to offer them. Every one of them has their own ideas of how IDL courseware should be delivered. The cornerstone of a competitive organization is a highly trained workforce. In today's market, product life-cycles will become shorter, more complex. The available time for training is greatly reduced.