And individuals can follow their passions, find new ones, and enhance their professional and personal lives. Students in Anchorage, Alaska can take classes at a school in New York City. Full-time workers can explore modern art or study personal finance, and discuss related topics with fellow classmates, after hours and from their own homes. Off-site employees can learn a new corporate database without returning to corporate headquarters. And Web developers in Ottumwa, Iowa can learn JavaScript without leaving town.
Schools can expand beyond their walls and teachers can reach students thousands of miles away.
Online learning companies can serve audiences practically anywhere, without building schools or relocating instructors. And large corporations can keep employees on the same page without putting them in the same room. People with questions can find online and off-line experts over the Web and get help with a variety of problems, from personal issues to cooking advice to technical support. And eLearning is creating entirely new communities of learners. Students in an online HTML course can compare notes and chat over the Web no matter where they log on from.