The Future of E-Learning

So, my class has been instructed to discuss the future of E-Learning in our blogs based on a discussion prompt from an E-Learning professional.  Check out the article and comments here:  Click here

The question asked was "What do you think will be here in 5 years and has a good pedagogical basis?"  This is considering e-Learning in higher education.

I think that Learning Management Systems will still be here in 5 years, but they will incorporate many other options for users.  The use of Virtual Learning Environment will be embedded into LMS.  Time management will continue to become increasingly important; therefore, the use of VLE will provide students with the flexibility needed to get the most of their courses and maintain the requirements of other responsibilities within  a time frame that is best suited for them.  It will also provide the possibilities of having class anywhere.

E-Learning will take on a more social community of learning aspect.  Linking LMS with social networking sites is a very strong possibility.  Just about every student has a Facebook page, Twitter account, or both. Imagine the possibilities of being able to access fellow students or even professors easily through whatever LMS the university is using.  This will provide much faster responses to questions or comments that students/professors may want to make instead of using email.

One other aspect that will be of great importance in E-Learning is insuring it's compatibility with all types of mobile devices; especially the numerous tablets that have come on the market.

Well, those are my thoughts on the subject of E-Learning in the next 5 years.  Feel free to leave comments with your thoughts.