In recent years, e-learning has gained increasing momentum to become the most innovative field of education and with more flexibility to adapt to new technologies. These are the trends in e-Learning and online training for this year 2023.
The metaverse, virtual reality and augmented reality in e-learning: Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft are betting and dedicating a lot of resources to the applications of the metaverse to learning.
After Secondlife, which did not have the expected success because the speed of the connections at that time did not allow a satisfactory experience.
But now, in the 5G era and with the democratization of devices for accessing virtual worlds, this barrier seems to have been overcome. The applications are endless, from “face-to-face” classes in a virtual world, to training and development of group skills, something that has always been difficult for e-learning, to training and application management simulation.
Technology that creates knowledge: after the boom in applications such as Teams or Zoom or the dumping of digital content catalogs on platforms, it was concluded that, in some way, we are dedicated to applying technology to what we already knew how to do but did not to put technology at the service of the motivations and real needs of the student. E-learning does not consist in broadcasting a class live but in a whole process of learning and building knowledge where all the integrated elements create a unique experience adapted to each person. That is why in this 2023 we will see how the use of live classes decreases as a unique element of knowledge transmission, and technology is balanced with learning, creating precisely learning spirals integrating information, application of knowledge, learning, collaboration and feedback.
Learning, a profitable alternative: microtraining is another trend in e-learning that will hit the ground running in 2023. The key is the amount of free time you have. In the present times we have more free time than in past times and instant learning gives us a profitable alternative, it is like another type of leisure. The student now needs to learn something and wants to do it because it produces a benefit that joins another catalyst element that makes it different and that is, it is also entertaining. This aspect is also known as Edutainment, which is neither more nor less than having fun while learning.
Live online training and webinars: studying in a virtual classroom does not mean that you cannot learn live. Collaboration tools in real time are ideal for imparting knowledge in an agile manner and with the option of resolving doubts instantly. For this reason, this format is gaining momentum, as well as being one of the easiest e-learning trends to implement, regardless of your budget. The most important thing for the year 2023 will be that it will no longer be worth broadcasting face-to-face classes, but adhoc projects for virtual students will have to be created, integrating the class as part of a learning loop.
More focused and increasingly shorter courses: The need for permanent updating and the urgency combined with the appearance of the “bootcamp” phenomenon, which seeks to bring intensive training practices to training in increasingly shorter periods, has caused the market to demand this type of training. General training courses with a lot of filler material are losing strength in favor of shorter, more intensive courses that are more focused on learning specific skills and abilities that train students to perform new professions or professions in high demand.
