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The term "e-learning" is used to mean learning using a computer and the Internet. E-learning products or services take various forms. They may be:

  • single courses and/or entire programs

  • entire courses and/or course units, lessons or components

  • specific portions of an e-learning course or program, e.g., instructional design

  • aimed at individuals or entire groups in classes

  • instruction with or without various support services, such as access to a library

  • offered for credit at an education institution and/or for general interest without credit

  • very expensive, free of charge, or somewhere in between

  • aimed at specific age groups and/or any age group

  • offered by public and/or commercial education and training agencies

  • really effective or of questionable quality

The focus of QualitE-Learning Assurance Inc. is quality assurance through assessment and evaluation of e-learning products and services for both consumers and providers.