Week # 7 - Innovative EC systems

From E-Government and E-Learning to Consumer to Consumer commerce.

Chapter 8 learning objectives:

Describe various e-government initiatives.
Describe e-learning, virtual universities, and e-training.
Describe online publishing and e-books.
Discuss wikis and blogging.
Describe knowledge management and dissemination as an e-business.
Describe C2C activities.
Describe peer-to-peer networks and applications.

E-Learning is a subject that can be discussed from a personal point of view; as this class I am taking is an online class and is considered to be an e-learning experience.
This is the second online class that I've taken at school and the experience is challenging but
has many benefits. The main challenge is to stay focused and complete all your tasks in a timely manner; but the great advantage is flexibility: As a mother of one, and a very busy person, I find this class as the best solution for me. I can complete my tasks whenever I want during the day (or night) and don't have to worry about showing up to class on specific hours. I can adjust my schedule accordingly and stick to my own pace when it comes to completing assignments.

E-Leaning is not just for everybody, you have to have some kind of self discipline in order to
study on your own without having to sit in class - there might be many distractions around you. But I think that most students who succeed in e-learning - are the ones who really want to LEARN, and already have that sense of "self discipline".

E-Learning in the corporate environment
I know for a fact that many companies use e-learning as a training tool for their employees.
My husband, who works in a large hi-tech corporation, often has to learn new materials and get updated with new products, new software etc' , and he often trains on his own. Companies can save themselves time, money and the use of training personnel when they implement e-learning as a training tool.

Article of the week : E-Learning in France
Article from BusinessWeek.com , French companies are discovering the advantages of online Employee training. Interesting to read how e-learning spreads around in Europe.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/0101/eo0104.htm?chan=search