E-learning is a subset of e-commerce.

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Authors
Karamat, P.
Wijesinghe, H.
Keywords
E-learning
Distance learning
E-commerce
E-business
Online learning
Education
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Issue Date
2010
Peer-reviewed status
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Journal Article
Language
en
Abstract
E-learning has emerged as an effective and efficient business industry with significant gains through collaboration of skills and knowledge between stakeholders. If e-learning is not adopted as a business, then there is no difference between e-learning and the previously used ICT to enable learning solutions. The particular focus of this study was to examine if e-learning is a real subset of e-commerce. For this purpose, a review of the literature was made which demonstrated that among the e-commerce businesses; e-learning nowadays is one of the most profitable e-businesses.
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Karamat, P., & Wijesinghe, H. (2010). E-learning is a subset of e-commerce. International Journal of Global Management Studies Professionals, 2(2), 51-60.
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