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Article: E-learning for continuing education: explorinq a new frontier.(electronic learning)
- Article from:
- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- August 1, 2001
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Today's time-crunched laboratory professionals can benefit from e-learning. The method has become an extremely pertinent topic in training and education. Currently, there are more than 5,000 websites for continuing education in the medical field alone.
E-learning is an electronic method that uses the Internet and/or the World Wide Web as its primary medium for the delivery of education. It can be computer based, computer assisted, instructor led or any combination of the above. Although it has applications in nearly every field, e-learning is another opportunity to meet the educational needs of today's busy laboratory professionals. Hospitals cannot afford to ...