To keep up with the increasing
demands of the training and learning vertical, organizations often get bogged.
Continuous e-Learning development as a process takes considerable effort and
time. To save up on costs as well as time, developers now use Rapid authoring
tools to develop custom e-learning solutions. As a trend, this has been for
many years now. Most developers depend on popular e-learning authoring tools
like Articulate Storyline and Lectora. These tools have evolved over
the past few years to different types of e-learning platforms – including the
mobile platform as well.
There are many benefits of using rapid authoring tools – for developers as well as users.
- The biggest advantage of using rapid authoring tools
is that you save time, effort and training budget.
E-Learning solutions can be developed for multiple platforms and
cross-platform functionalities work for all popular delivery devices –
desktops, pc, smartphones and tablets. For users it provides the
opportunity to access learning as per their convenience, anytime,
anywhere. For developers, it saves a lot of time, effort and moneys. So,
it’s a win-win for everyone!
- The e-learning courses created with rapid authoring
tools are ready for Web delivery. They can also be accessed on popular mobile
browsers for learners who prefer to access learning on the go. Rapid
authoring tools now also support HTML5 – to have greater interactivity and
appeal for the learners
- With rapid
authoring tool, custom e-learning courses automatically fit as per
the the screen size and resolutions of the user device. Navigation
Buttons, Seek bar, Menu, Volume On/Off and other Shell features are
supported with no additional changes or coding required.
- E-courses developed with rapid authoring tools are
also very lightweight. Thus they take up very little space and bandwidth
at the learners’ device.
- Many interactivities can be easily built in the
courses, without any extra efforts. Existing material like content, images
and graphics can be used as-is. The positions can be assigned and the
courses are rendered accordingly – as per the specifications of the user
device. The interactivities include simple ones like transitions,
illustrations, scrolling panels and so on. Higher level interactivities
like Drag and Drop, Surveys and Text/Data entry fields can also be created
as per the needs of the client and users.
- The courses can also be made downloadable so that the
learners can take up courses when internet connectivity is not available
or even take print outs to carry when needed.
- The courses created with Rapid Authoring tools are
compliant to industry standards - SCORM and AICC. This ensures that user
progress can be easily tracked on
the LMS where the e-courses reside.
- Even if the
user accesses the e-courses through multiple devices, the progress is
tracked synchronously. Thus the
learner can access the course through multiple channels of delivery –
online, offline or mobile. This does not affect the final progress report
that is generated for each user
There are many
other benefits of utilizing rapid authoring tools for e-learning development.
With the entry of more tools with a wider array of features, this is fast becoming
the chosen way for most developers to create impactful custom content for
technology-aided delivery.
