In 2018, Artificial Intelligence is all around us. Whether we realize it or not, AI has deeply influenced both our professional and personal lives. From virtual assistants to fraud detection systems, AI has and is being widely adopted across all industries.

However, when looking at AI’s influence in the world of continuing education and adult learning, it isn't as easy to spot. This is because the eLearning industry poses a unique set of challenges which has made it more difficult for institutions to adopt new technologies powered by AI.

But it’s certainly not all doom and gloom for those eLearning course providers making efforts to evolve and keep up with these changes. Here’s a look at three ways Artificial Intelligence is beginning to impact online continuing education and other adult learning programs.

The world of eLearning is a hot topic today. Whether you’re offering a continuing education program, onboarding new members of your association, or delivering corporate training to employees, modern eLearning environments are schooling traditional classroom settings in a number of ways. Take a look at these data points: ¹

Yes, it’s true. Even your “newfangled gadget”-averse grandfather can effectively promote an eLearning webinar. It’s that simple if you are following the right webinar promotion best practices! Make the 5 following changes to your marketing plan, and you’ll likely see a considerable uptick in registrations.

Feeling frustrated with your current eLearning platform interface? Managing multiple moving parts of your online CME or CLE program using disparate applications that don’t integrate with one another? Can’t fully measure the success of your virtual events? Well, it’s time to change all that!

When it comes to Continuing Education, our team leaves no stone unturned. We’re confident our CE solutions will make a huge difference in enhancing the value of your services, and that your customers will be delighted, too. That’s why we wanted to take this opportunity to let our readers know that things have been heating up at BeaconLive! We’ve recently launched a new product – Beacon360 – a highly configurable content development and management solution, designed to meet the specific needs of our CE customers – from start to finish.

While an impressively knowledgeable speaker or a particularly captivating topic may increase online CE sales or OnDemand content views and replays, your eLearning course isn’t going to generate much enthusiasm (or have a substantial impact) if the presentation format and user experience are falling short. That’s why it’s so important to facilitate an engaging and interactive experience for your eLearning audience.

Yes, today’s learners are expecting a wide variety of high quality content. Yes, they are expecting a sleek CE platform design and intuitive tools. Yes, the registration process should be streamlined, and yes, you should be using technology that automates grading and post-exam certificate delivery. If you aren’t offering your audience these practical eLearning essentials, you’re already falling behind your competitors.

But what will take your CE program to the next level? Read on for an analysis of the Continuing Education UX trends you should be following in order to delight the modern CE participant.