The DLA is an online learning organisation that is passionate about providing courses to aid personal and professional development.
We believe in empowering people through education and making learning as accessible as possible. We make the online learning experience simple and intuitive, focussing on the learning experience of our students.
We believe in making study, learning, skills and certification available to all. The DLA also works as an affiliate partner with Udemy, the world’s largest destination for online courses, training, and tutorials.
The Distance Learning Academy is a licensed reseller of Microsoft’s official Office certification programme, Microsoft Office Specialist.
Online learning provides:
In addition, studies by Brandon Hall in 2001 found additional benefits included the following:
According to Brandon Hall (2001) these factors can add up to an average compression (saving of learning time) of 35-45 percent when a course is taken out of the classroom and delivered as online learning.
Online learning ‘can take anywhere from 25 to 60 percent less time to convey the same amount of instruction or information as in a classroom.’ Rosenberg (2001)
If you have any comments or suggestions to make about your experience with the DLA, we would be delighted to hear from you!