Title: An
Empirical Study of potential challenges and Benefits of Implementing E-learning
in Sri Lanka
Abstract: This paper discusses the potential challenges
and Benefits of Implementing E-Learning in Sri Lanka by reviewing the awareness
and readiness of the selected higher educational institutes. This study also
identifies the enabling factors, the bottlenecks and, forecasts the future
growth of E-learning in Sri Lanka. All Educational institutes were selected
from different specialization areas and data were collected from primary
and secondary sources. Awareness of e-learning among the educational Institute
is very high but investment to develop an e-learning application is very
poor according to the survey. Most of them use Internet related e-learning
site just for the sake of it and not to do real online learning. There is
a trend of creating a web page in most of the Institutes. Further, findings
reveal that these Institutes have also been using e-mail and Internet in
addition to developing web pages for transaction of students. They have planned
to invest number of funds in future in the selected areas of the e- application.
The Statistics shows that there most successful factors affecting on e-learning
and further education through E-learning based on instructional material,
tutorial support provides motivation, Communication and socialization of
the group.