Why use e-learning?

E-learning includes integration of media into teaching and uses a cental platform for organizing communication processes. E-learning also runs test trials, implements innovative technology (for example Web 2.0), as well as diagnoses education problems that e-learning can also help solve.

E-Learning allows for:

• Modern and comprehensive learning material (e.g. CampusOnline learning platform)
• Experiments alternative student services, such as the use of new blogs or wikis
• Activiates learning in groups (e.g. team learning on CampusOnline)
• Supports construction of knowledge and competence through communicative and collaborative assignments
• Active study methods instead of one-way presentation of material
• Enough choice in teaching methods to allow for a modern and flexible way of learning that adapts to an individual‘s situational circumstances. 
• Problem-solving for scheduling complications, such as overlaps between majors and minors, or lack of classroom space
• Supports phases of self-study
• Visualization of complex collection of facts through multimedia presentations or simluation processes
• Cooperation and collaboration in research, teaching and learning across institutional and regional borders. Exchanges with students and experts worldwide (e.g. online meetings with Adobe Connect)
• Establishment of future carreer opportunities by using web elements to connect students with everyday work activities (example: Online Study Paths for Masters)
• Reduce the barriers to study for those with a job, a handicap, chronic illness, foreign students, etc.
• And much more!