e-learning or elearning?

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Um, has there ever been agreement on this? i.e. e-learning vs. elearning. I suppose I should know this after a couple of years in this industry, but I don't.

I actually look forward to the day that it just becomes 'learning' - a bit like e-business is now, well just business.

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Not sure, but this article (http://www.misweb.com/magarticle.asp?doc_id=21279&rgid=7&listed_months=0 ), entitled "Learning with a capital E", despite its headline, goes on to use e-learning throughout. Do you think the headline writer read the article?

As one of the first, if not the first, to use the term eLearning, I can assure you that this issue will never be settled. From my eLearning FAQ:

eLearning? e-Learning?
E-learning? E-Learning?

In the early days, way back in 1998, it was always e-learning, with the hyphen. SmartForce is the "e-Learning Company", and Cisco's John Chambers evangelized e-learning.

As eLearning matured, some of us are dropped the hyphen (and started "intercapping" the "L".) Microsoft uses eLearn, as do SRI and Internet Time Group.

As one of the first, if not the first, to use the term eLearning, I can assure you that this issue will never be settled. From my eLearning FAQ:

eLearning? e-Learning?
E-learning? E-Learning?

In the early days, way back in 1998, it was always e-learning, with the hyphen. SmartForce is the "e-Learning Company", and Cisco's John Chambers evangelized e-learning.

As eLearning matured, some of us are dropped the hyphen (and started "intercapping" the "L".) Microsoft uses eLearn, as do SRI and Internet Time Group.

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