Characterizing e-learning practices in companies : An exploratory research in Australia

It becomes perceptible that each day more companies make use of e-learning for the capacity of its workers. During a congress in the e-learning area it has been noticed the increase in corporative e-learning cases. These cases show that there does not exist a single form of e-learning within the companies. Each program makes use of adequate practices for organizational characteristics, which may vary according to each company’s knowledge, the technology, the available resources, and the vision administrators have concerning e-learning. Thus, this paper aims to characterize some of these different e-learning practices. Exploratory research was carried out where elearning specialists were interviewed in nine different companies and a university in Australia. The results revealed successful accounts as well as challenges that must overcome. These results will form the basis for later research where an evaluation system that can be adaptable to each corporate elearning practice will be developed Education for the 21 st century - impact of ICT and Digital Resources Conference Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI)