E-learning in healthcare professional education: an analysis of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) factors.

Kieran Walsh,Lalitha Bhagavatheeswaran,Elisa Roma

doi:10.15694/mep.2019.000097.1

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Healthcare professional education is a vitally important part of the healthcare system. E-learning as a means of delivering this education has grown in significance over the years. Research evidence shows that e-learning can help healthcare professionals learn new knowledge and skills. E-learning is fundamentally about education, but it is also a social phenomenon and part of a wider technological revolution. The provision of e-learning for healthcare professional development can be influenced by a number of different factors. These include political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors (PESTLE). All these phenomena influence e-learning in healthcare professional education - their degree of influence often depends on the exact context that is being discussed. A PESTLE analysis uses a framework of these macro-environmental factors that can be used in the strategic analysis of a specific domain. This paper describes an analysis of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors that can influence e-learning in healthcare professional education.

Highlights

Healthcare professional education is a vitally important part of the healthcare system
Research evidence shows that elearning can be as effective as face-to-face learning and can help healthcare professionals learn new knowledge and skills. (Cook and Triola, 2014) E-learning is fundamentally about education, but it is a social phenomenon and part of a wider technological revolution
The above outline explains the general principles of PESTLE. These principles an be applied in any domain. How might they be applied to e-learning? This paper will outline the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors that can influence e-learning in healthcare professional education

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Healthcare professional education is a vitally important part of the healthcare system. The provision of e-learning for healthcare professional development can be influenced by a number of different factors. These include political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors (PESTLE). This paper will outline the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors that can influence e-learning in healthcare professional education.

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