Evolving Business Models in eLearning
Tom Barron,
SRI,
Jun 07, 2002
Summary of a larger (and expensive) report (in annoying PDF format) that asks the question, "Which technology will be the next 'killer app' for eLearning?" The answer, in a nutshell: none (though the report predicts the advent of learning object exchanges and hosted services (which is a pretty easy prediction when you think about it)). Good analysis of the demand drivers for continual development in e-learning, especially in certificate-driven and regulation-driven environments. But the report should be more forward looking. I expect significant changes in the field over the next couple of years, including the end of the LCMS as the dominant paradigm.
CRLFWhile I am writing about this item, let me observe that the security features in this PDF disable the 'copy' function (meaning I had to type out the quote above by hand). Now, what purpose is served by that? If I wanted to copy the document, I could screen-capture it and then run it through optical character recognition (OCR). Or I could just retype it. All that is accomplished is to make it needlessly difficult to quote. This is silly and futile and moving in completely the wrong direction.
CRLFOh, and I'm not going to buy the report either. Tom Barron can take his PDF security features and... well, you know.CRLF
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