ROI or DOA: The worth of E-learning

E-learning has taught hoards of people and saved vaults of money-for other people. But what exactly can it do for you? And at what cost? Where does e-learning fit in your mix of training techniques and technologies?

In this presentation you learn to calculate the costs, benefits, and return on investment for converting classroom training to e-learning. We review successes and failures, calculate a simple return on investment, and show how to sort through the contradictory and exaggerated claims for e-learning.

In the presentation we:

• Review success stories and failures.
• Perform a cost-benefit and return-on-investment analysis using figures supplied by participants.
• Brainstorm to identify potential costs and benefits for a e-learning project.

Handout files: PDF 800 KB

Excel Spreadsheets:

• Estimating costs for a knowledge product (Excel, 31K)
• Estimating ROI for a Web-based training course (Excel, 82K)

Related items

Course: Managing the move to e-learning
Checklist: Checklist of benefits
Book: Evaluating E-Learning