The learning effectiveness can be determined in two steps: To gauge
the learner’s success, instructors look at (graded) exercises,
final exams, compare test results with those of other students and
even log file analyses (reports that are created when Internet pages
are used) which show the period and times the learners spend studying.
In addition to that, it is also possible to ask course participants
how they would assess their own success. Total costs are usually
calculated by determining the financial expenditure and the time
required for professional development (course fee, travel and hotel
expenses).
When measuring the learning efficiency, it is necessary to determine
when eLearning pays off for a company in spite of costs. To do so,
the costs for previous further training measures are compared with
the costs for eLearning. The calculation procedure presented in
the table below as an example is based on the following assumption:
A company wants to train 140 employees in business administration
over a period of 448 hours.
In this case, the combination of WBT and virtual classroom at a
price of EUR 27 per participant hour proves to be the most cost-effective
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