eLearning trends have evolved over time with various new form of learning coming into the picture. From mobile learning to social learning each trend is now being used for training employees across the world.

1. 6 eLearning Trends for the Business World
Learninghasmovedawayfrom the conventional classroom. Inthe businessworld,the focusof learning
has movedfroma learner-centricapproach toa business-centricapproachthatfocusesonstrategic
alignment.Thischange infocushastransformedthe waylearningisdesignedanddelivered. Keeping
thisinmind,we foresee the followingtrendssettingthe stage forthe businessworldin 2015.
Mobile Learning
A new trendinrecentyearsand one of our predictions forthe previousyear,mobile learningmakesit
on our listforyetanotheryear.
(WorldwideMobilePhone Users: H1 2014 Forecastand Comparative Estimates).
(Source:2013 Mobile Workforce AdoptionTrends)
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Mobile Phone Penetration Withmore people owninga mobile
phone,the way people access
informationwill shift to the mobile
phone.
(Worldwide Mobile Phone Users:H1
2014 Forecast and Comparative
Estimates).

2. Market Research firm Ambient Insight in their 2012-2017 Worldwide Mobile Learning Market
Report predicted the five-year compound annual growth rate(CAGR) for the mLearning market to be 18.2%
and estimated global revenues would be at $12.2 billion by 2017.
Social Learning
Facebook – 1.28 billion+monthlyactive users
Twitter: 1 billion+total users
Google+1.6 billion+total users
Withsocial interactionsplayingakeyrole inconfidence,motivation,engagementandwillingnessto
engage inlearning,social mediasites isalreadybeingextensivelybystudents,teachersand
professionalstolearnandshare ideas. 48% of industriesalreadyuse social mediatoconnectandlearn,
and thispercentage isall settorise steadilythrough2015.
CloudLMS
Storingmassive amountsof dataisnow passé.
By 2015, end-userspendingoncloudservices couldbe more than$180 billion.
It ispredictedthatthe global marketforcloudequipmentwill reach$79.1 billionby2018.
CloudComputingtoContribute $7BillioninRevenueBy2015.
Throughoutthe nextfive years,a44% annual growth inworkloadsforthe publiccloudversusan8.9%
growthfor “on-premise”computingworkloadsisexpected .
Big Data and Analytics
Withlearningtakingabusiness-centricapproach,organizationsmusttake cognizance of theirtraining
initiatives –itssuccessand its impacton ROI (returnonInvestment).Bigdata – the moundsof
informationthatusedtowaste awayuntil recently,will now be utilizedtomeasure,collect,analyze and
reportdata relatedtolearning. Bigdatacan be usedto predicthumanbehavior,individuallearning
styles, andprovide insightful informationonhow learnerslearnandwhatworks/doesnotwork.
Learningmetrics+ data analytics= actionable information
Gamification
In the past we have seen organizationstake hesitant stepstowardgamification.Thisyeargamification
will be one of the trendsthat will set anorganizationapartfromthe crowd. Behavioral researchhas
provedthatthe elementsof gamification(purpose,progress,mastery,social interactionandrewards),
all act as strongmotivatorstoboost:employee knowledge,retention,performance,efficiency,

3. employeeworkflow,satisfaction,loyalty,revenue –acrossall ages,departments,educational
backgroundsandhierarchies.
PersonalizedLearning
An offshootof bigdata andanalytics,personalizedlearningwillbe the nucleusof all learning
experiences in2015. Experience API –a webservice thatcollectsemployee’slearningdatawill collect
self-drivenorinformal learning, aswell asformal learningexperiences.Withabird’seye view of a
learner’slearningstyle, trainerswill be able to personalizelearningtofitthe needsof individual
learners.