The pandemic resulted in a significant increase in online learning by adults. Much of the training that had begun as face-to-face in classroom environments was pursued online. Furthermore, individuals were encouraged to use the time freed up by short-time work schemes to take up new training. As such, the pandemic provided a powerful test of the opportunities learning online presented. It also highlighted its key limitations, including the prerequisite of sufficient digital skills, computer equipment and internet access to undertake training online, the challenges of delivering traditional work-based learning online as well as the struggle of teachers used to classroom…
Why Online Learning Has Taken Off
