First, instructors taught classes with PowerPoint presentations. Then, trainers started distributing their presentations on CD, followed by posting their presentations on the web.

But despite these efforts, student retention just wasn’t what it should be. There had to be a better way. And the answer was eLearning.

Technology has brought a true revolution in training. Instructional design, e-commerce and tracking software have made it possible to offer everything from live streaming audio/video courses, to interactive testing and tracking. Students now have the computing capacity to easily run these programs on their computers at work, or from the convenience of their homes. They can truly fit training into their own schedules, and, as a result, are more likely to complete the required programs.

But eLearning is no video textbook. Instead, it offers the student a rich, interactive experience, with real-life test scenarios, exciting and understandable material, and the ability to track each student’s progress. ELearning programs are flexible enough to adjust to the student’s own pacing, allowing them to go back and review material they didn’t understand, and take tests more than once to improve their scores.

Most important of all, it gives the client who is running the courses the ability to offer convenient online registration tracking, keep tallies of individual student scores, analyze how many students have completed which portions of their class work, all while saving thousands on those live-class plane tickets and lost productivity.