The Study of Problems and Applications ofCommunication Era in (Virtual) E-learning

Abstract

We are in the era called information age. In this era, the role of information and communication is very important because the role of education and training through communication is very effective, and an electronic name has been assigned to the new type of training and learning changes including information gathering, processing and distributing. Interaction of electronic training and knowledge management continuously increases due to unavoidable convergence of these two technologies. In one side, a desired output is the result of learning knowledge integrated with practical skills and experiences. On the other side, if staffs have been trained as well as possible, and be ready for using knowledge, applying and associating it, then knowledge can be managed easily. With regard to benefits of e-learning and its abilities for training, it seems that its integration with current training programs at universities, where common training is provided through integration of traditional learning and e-learning, is unavoidable. This is noticeable in training field that has too many addresses with various interests, experiences and training needs and skills.