I'm Dorian, Co-founder of PingMyNetwork, and I will try to explains why I think e-learning will evolve significantly in the coming years.

I will use the example of IT certification training, and more specifically the work we have done on CCNA training, one of the most widely recognized and popular IT certifications.

Problem 1: Most learners don’t know where to start

When beginners open the CCNA blueprint, they're hit with a ton of topics and subtopics, and it's not clear how everything is organized. A lot of people start out confused, jumping from one thing to another. They get lost pretty easily.

ChapGPT will sometimes give unclear and inaccurate guidance. On LinkedIn, you'll see that posts aren't connected to each other.

Problem 2: The content is overwhelmingly long

I'm not sure if it's on purpose, but for example, the Cisco Book is a 1,800-page PDF. Some of the CCNA videos on YouTube are longer than an hour.

Some students can't focus for more than an hour on this type of format.

Many people never realize this because there is nothing better on the market.

Problem 3: Learners don’t know if they’re making progress

Most study methods don't make it easy to see how you're improving. There are no checkpoints or milestones, and it feels like there's no progress. If you don't see any progress, you quickly lose motivation.

Often, the only progress shown is YouTube playlists or the number of pages in PDFs. Sometimes, people need to feel successful. But these formats don't provide that feeling.

This causes many people to quit, even though they could have succeeded.