The eLearning Industry in 2015

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More and more people, corporations, and institutions are turning to eLearning training, recognizing its effectiveness and convenience. Today we will present several important statistics and facts for 2015, some of which will most likely surprise you!

1. The online training market will reach 107 billion dollars in 2015.

2. Countries in which the share of the eLearning industry is growing the fastest:

1. India: 55%
2. China: 52%
3. Malaysia: 41%
4. Romania: 38%
5. Poland: 28%
6. Czech Republic: 27%
7. Brazil: 26%
8. Indonesia: 25%
9. Colombia: 20%
10. Ukraine: 20%

3. The market share of learning management systems is expected to reach 4 billion dollars in 2015 and almost 7 billion in 2018. The highest revenues are expected in North America.

4. The market share of eLearning training delivered with the help of mobile devices could reach 8.7 billion dollars, and in 2017 – 12.2 billion dollars. It should be noted that in 2012 the leading buyers of mobile learning products and services were the USA, Japan, North Korea, China, and India. In 2017 they will most likely be China, the USA, Indonesia, India, and Brazil.

5. At present, around 8% of companies use the so-called MOOC, while another 7% are considering such an option. It is expected that over the next 2 years this percentage will increase to 28%.

6. To date, around 77% of American companies offer an online format for their corporate training in order to improve the professional development of their employees. This share is expected to increase by about 13% per year until 2017.

7. The main buyers of eLearning training and related products and services are large corporations. In fact, these companies account for about 30% of the total share of online learning buyers.

8. Methods of delivering online training: 

• 47% of the hours are conducted by an instructor in a classroom.
• 29.1% of the hours are conducted using blended learning forms.
• 28.5% of the hours are conducted through online or computer-based technologies.
• 15% of the hours are conducted in a virtual classroom.
• 4.2% of the hours are conducted using the methods of the so-called social learning.
• 1.4 % of the hours are conducted through mobile devices.

9. The most used technology for delivering electronic learning in 2014 was learning management systems. This trend will continue in the coming years.

10. In 2015, demand for software for conducting eLearning training will continue.

Source: http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-statistics-and-facts-for-2015 .