The technology superstore

Choices. Choices. The complexity and contradictions of offerings from e-lea rning suppliers can be overwhelming. Add to that the sheer size of the indu stry (U.S. e-learning companies generated nearly $2.3 billion in 2000), and the market does begin to resemble a superstore. Super-sized contracts are being brokered between e-learning providers and m ajor corporations, and the U.S. government is implementing e-learning that' s bound to affect us all. The article also takes a close look at e-learning's packaging and different iates between the jargon on the boxand what's really inside.