Abstract
The appeal of e‐learning is not surprising given its many proposed advantages (e.g. flexibility, responsiveness to trainees' individual needs, potential cost‐effectiveness). However, as pointed out by Ruël et al., academic research in support of the proposed advantages of electronic human resource management systems is scarce. Although this is generally the case for technologically mediated training, the extant research on e‐learning actually questions many of its proposed advantages. In this conceptual piece we (1) establish the link between e‐learning and learner control, (2) summarize the advantages and disadvantages of learner‐controlled e‐learning, (3) briefly present the results of a recent study conducted in our research lab that addresses the disadvantages of learner‐controlled e‐learning for the training of complex material, and (4) discuss research‐based recommendations for the application of learner‐controlled e‐learning in organizational settings.
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