In this article, we take a look at the top 5 reasons that microlearning is on the rise, and should be on your learning agenda in 2018.

1. Flexibility :

Α digital format offers users the opportunity to complete courses wherever they see fit – in transit, in bed, wherever. Research is showing that the more control the learner have over the setting of their learning, the more effective it is. For example, the ability for someone suffering from social anxiety to avoid a classroom, or for a mother or father to complete a course while in the presence of their family, would greatly increase their motivation to engage with the content.

2. Interactive :

Microlearning has audio video elements that is interactive and engages the user and it is also available on demand for the user. With the help of assessments such as quizzes and games, Microlearning engages the user.

3. Promotes Employee productivity :

The learner can choose the topics to learn and also user has the power to adjust their training to fit around their job engagements. As Microlearning is bite-size modules it has higher retention rate and thus helps employees to increase their productivity.

4. Agile modules & shorter development cycles :

Microlearning can be updated easily as there are fewer contents in the modules and it can be updated from time to time. It cut down organization costs as well and as the information is smaller it takes shorter development cycles and doesn’t take much time to build them.

5. Microlearning is empowering :

Microlearning modules can be developed in a variety of formats such as presentation, activity, game, video, quiz, book chapter or any other format from which the learner learns. It will appeal to the different types of users and even it can be localized to the local content as well. These factors tell us that microlearning is an empowering tool for the learner.

From this, we can understand how Microlearning plays a vital role in learner experience and the key reasons to implement it in the organization. However, there are certain Pro’s and Con’s as well. One must analyze the content and the target audience before jumping on to the Implementation part.