Macromedia Virtual Classroom

Advantages to using e-learning
- Lessons can be attended wherever you are - as long as there is a computer and connection to the internet, it is possible to learn.
- Learning is available at any time - there are no timetables or specific time rules to abide by. This allows people to learn around previous commitments etc, for example work.
- Courses are liable to be cheaper to sign up to - if you had to go somewhere specific to learn, a teacher would be required and therefore you would have to cover the cost of the course and the educator.
- Any course can be taken as long as it is on the online courses list.

Disadvantages of using e-learning
- Help cannot be retrieved immediately - if the user does not understand something, they will have to submit a question and wait for a reply. This would take longer than usual classroom situations.
- Completing the course could prove to be a challenge for some users - they might use excuses not to log on and learn at times and therefore get into habits and take a very long time to complete or not at all. In a classroom situation, there are times to abide by and educators to ensure you learn and complete the course.
- Some people learn in different ways - often e-learning will be displayed as text - some people find it easier to learn by listening or doing, instead of reading etc.