Why so many online learners give up.(Brief Article)

Many corporations have invested serious money in Web-based training, only to find out that employees are dropping out of online course in large numbers.

At the recent Online Learning '99 conference, a manager for a health maintenance organization reported that 80% of those who began courses didn't complete them. In another instance, a training manager offered the option of either taking a Web-based course or a two-day, instructor-led classroom program on Microsoft Office products. The results: 90% of the classroom students completed the training, while only 50% of the