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5. Informal Training/ Video-Based Training
Thanks to the internet, access to information that one
needs has never been easier.
Individuals, today, are a click away from gaining
knowledge, insight, and even adequate training on a matter
of complete ignorance within a fraction of a second.
A plethora of free and easily accessible informal
learning resources such as videos, blogs, podcasts,
and webinars are coaxing more and more people to take
notice of this E-Learning trend.
Video-based trainings are among the most popular of
these resources as they are designed to arrest and engage
individuals. People, old or young, love watching videos
and this trait is being exploited by E-Learning designers as
well as organizations who have began incorporating
videos in online learning and training.
1
Video content use is increasing. By 2019, video will
be responsible for 80 percent of internet traffic around
the world.
2
This means that internet users will be sharing almost one
million minutes of video content every second by 2019.
Thus, it’s no surprise Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
projects that video will be the most shared content on
Facebook within in the next five years.
3
This opens the door to integrate video platforms, social
learning, and video learning in educational courses. You
can use authoring tools like Elucidat as a video platform

1. Td. org, 2016.
2. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/complete-
white-paper-c11-481360.html?utm_campaign=elearningindustry.com&utm_source=%2Ftop-10-
elearning-trends-to-watch-in-2017&utm_medium=link
3. http://www.popsci.com/mark-zuckerberg-within-five-years-facebook-will-be-
mostly-video?utm_campaign=elearningindustry.com&utm_source=%2Ftop-10-
elearning-trends-to-watch-in-2017&utm_medium=link