The human brain is a visual learner. Even when someone is reading text, that person is taking in visual data and translating it into meaning. Additionally, most people, around 65 percent, identify as visual learners. Effective eLearning courses should build upon the brain's natural inclination to take in knowledge in a visual form by incorporating images in eLearning courses.

Do you know what takes to create a truly effective eLearning course? Certainly, there's no magic formula for this, but to give you a good sense of the "must-have" elements and how to use them effectively, let's dissect the anatomy of an effective eLearning course.

Today, there are more mobile devices than babies are born. For trainers and educators the message is clear: mobile must be a key part of your training plan or you will be left behind. But, that doesn’t mean that learners want PowerPoint presentations on their mobile devices. Content needs to be adapted for the purpose to be truly effective. It should be simple, accessible and should meet the specific requirements of the different devices.

So you’ve heard of mobile learning, but you aren’t sure if it’s right for your company. Rather than just looking to use mobile learning because it's the latest trend, you need to focus on identifying why it can really support your learning training strategy.

In many cases, eLearning managers and HR supervisors wonder why learners don’t finish a course. As we mentioned in part one, it depends on factors like how much support is provided and how motivation is addressed. However, two of the biggest factors in determining whether a learner dropped out or completed a course are related to time and content presentation.

Elearning provides solutions to typical on-campus education problems such as schedule flexibility, expenses related to travel time and residence, and accessibility. Unfortunately, these benefits are countered by the steady decline in eLearning completion rates, a threat that eLearning companies and advocates have been battling over the last decade. Elearning development managers must fully understand the factors that cause high attrition rates in order to properly address the problem and ensure high completion rates.