Emerging themes in e-learning: A review from the stakeholders' perspective

Abstract This paper provides a detailed review of the emerging themes on e-learning methods in organizations. It critically examines the advantages, disadvantages challenges, critical success factors, theories and models from the stakeholder's perspective. The paper also elucidates the changing trends in these themes along the progression of Web era. Electronic database like PROQUEST, EBSCO and JSTOR were accessed to search for tiered articles published between 2000 and 2018 using keywords such as “e learning”, “web-based learning” and “online learning” in organizations. 138 articles from tiered journals were critically reviewed. It was found that in the last two decades there have been various social, technological and organizational factors that have impacted the e learning stakeholders and no stakeholder influences the world of electronic learning in isolation. All the stakeholders have to keep up to the changing trends of technology and the associated learning environment. Rapid technological advancements and aligned changes in the learning environment is the unremitting challenge that stakeholders' face, which when tackled competently yields an effective e learning environment.

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