Developing Real Skills for Virtual Teams

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(From UNC Kenan-Flagler) -- If estimates from the Telework Research Network are correct, theres a good chance that as you read this paper, you are sitting in your home office, catching up on some reading on your designated telework day. According to the network, regular... More »

Web Site Makes It Easy to Create a Training Program — and to Charge for It

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(From The New York Times) In a post several months ago, I described how the Web-based service MindFlash allows anyone to create online training presentations, including reviews, quizzes and automatic grading complete with award certificates. (I illustrated the post with... More »

Companies Utilizing Virtual Teams to Reduce Costs, Manage Productivity in Economic Downturn

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(From PRNewswire) -- A research survey conducted by consulting firm Chronos Consulting has found that more companies in the U.S. and worldwide are utilizing virtual teams to reduce costs, enhance productivity and attract wider talent pools in today's volatile economic a... More »

Worldwide eLearning Market to Reach $49.9 billion by 2015

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SEATTLE, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- According to a new report by Ambient Insight, the worldwide market for Self-paced eLearning products and services reached $32.1 billion in 2010. The five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 9.2% and revenues will grow... More »

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Launches International Online Training Tool

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(From The Maritime Executive) Travel agent training is about to reach a new level with the re-launch of the award-winning Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises e-learning programme, Cruising for Excellence online. The new online train... More »