Here are two articles by Robin Fry of 2ends limited on e-learning for those in professional fields:
1. Although e-learning has admirable advantages for individual learners, professional institutes can gain hugely by introducing online continuing professional development. The three main aims of any institute: to deliver useful and valuable services, to continue to attract potential new members and to maintain high regulatory standards can all be supported by an
e-learning strategy.
'e-learning and CPD: a natural progression' CPD Spotlight Issue 3
2. e-learning has a particular importance to professional firms - not just because of the obvious anytime anyplace advantages but for two other reasons
(a) to crystallise knowledge (and secure, in time, some capital value to a firm's knowledge) and (b) to connect more strongly to clients.