Internet-
Internet is an interconnected computer network that uses the (TCP/IP) to link number of computers/devices worldwide. It is the network of networks that consists millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks of local as well as global, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. Internet carries a wide range of information resources and services such as the inter-linked hypertext documents, applications of World Wide Web (www), electronic mail, telephony, and peer-to-peer networks for file sharing. Last two decades since 1995, Internet use has grown 100 times covering one third of the world population in a year.
E-Learning-
Educational technology is referred by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology as "the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. It refers to the use of both physical hardware and educational theoretic.
Following are some facts about E-Learning
• E-learning is an extremely wide term. It includes all web-based training.
• Open Universities started utilizing a web-based conferencing framework as a learning tool around late 80s. Now, these university offers entire degree courses on web. Since 2000, the web has been also utilized by schools and colleges as a method for disseminating various media materials and course documentation .
• E-learning can be disseminated through various means.
• MOOC’s are free and can possibly be lucrative. America’s most popular MOOC system, ‘Coursera’ offers courses from thousands of colleges around the world. These courses are genuine and free, one can ask for certifications after successful completing course and payment.
• The British version to Coursera, Future learn, offers courses from more than half of the hundreds of best UK colleges.
• Today not all e-learnings courses are free. In some colleges, MOOC authentications are traded for genuine school credit which is very profitable for the employment market. Full degree capabilities stay accessible just to the paying understudy.
• MOOC’s offer tutorials that are easy to understand. It is very helpful for students of educated and developed background. • Data collected from e-learners is priceless. Significant number of learners and teachers use e-learning for lectures, test, apps, courses on web platforms.