Successful e-learning applications require much more than pretty pages with information on them. They need to be extremely easy to navigate, have clear instructions, and be compatible with all browsers, operating systems, and most mobile devices. The information must be presented in a way that is both engaging and motivating to learners, and the exams need to properly evaluate how well and how much the users learned, as well as the course itself. On top of that, the entire course and content management system (CMS) must be free of grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors since no one is going to want to learn from a website that contains such things.

Proper validation of e-learning applications considers the courses and CMS from two perspectives. First, the course needs to have all of the necessary information related to the subject matter and meet the expectations (whether government or business) for providing certifications, continuing education (CE) credits, or other goals the application may have. Second, the course must be easily understood by even the most technically challenged, usable on the slowest connections, and draw the learner in so they will come back for more. Enrolling and paying for courses should have limited steps and clear instructions. Testing of e-learning goes beyond simple functional and usability tests and considers the characteristics of the learners themselves, the instructional design of the individual courses, the learnability of the course structure, and the engagement of the CMS itself.

QA Mentor E-Learning Solutions

QA Mentor has individuals on staff who have made e-learning their focus. With knowledge of industry standards, appropriate use of multimedia, usability designs, and a complete understanding of self-directed learning and instruction, our experts can help your e-learning application reach its full potential. Our subject matter experts will become part of your team to help you answer questions like: Does the course follow applicable regulations? Is our implementation plan viable? Can course updates be done seamlessly? Is the navigation clear or confusing? Do the courses meet the learning objectives? Does it work in all required languages? How quickly can the learner navigate the site and course?

While working with your team, we will perform a needs analysis, obtain all goals and objectives, and map out a timeline based on your milestone dates. Our professional testers will help you to employ test automation tools and/or frameworks specifically for the e-learning domain so future cycles will be thorough and expedited. If you have a global initiative in mind, we have multi-lingual professionals on staff to assist with both localization and globalization needs, and a fully equipped mobile device testing lab.