Growing adoption of social networks in everyday life can also be used for educational purpose. Collaboration and cooperation among a group of learners or trainers on a learning management system for online learning can be of great help in realizing a blended learning design.

Teachers, trainers and learners can effectively use social network tools to interact and collaborate with each other. This is set to revolutionize the production as well as consumption of online learning. In addition to replication of classroom methods to facilitate a familiar learning experience, these tools can now also help teachers and students to take part in innovative and extended learning models.

Simplest of these tools used in e-learning processes are discussion boards, document sharing platforms, live chat help and blogging tools. Sharing useful information, knowledge and resources through an online platform can assist a community of learners to derive mutual benefit.

Several learning management systems today either come with built-in social networking features or have the capability to integrate with existing social networks to enable better collaboration and communication between students and teachers.

The beauty of online courses includes the lack of mandatory class attendance. With online learning, you are not restricted to a certain time schedule. Online courses offer the luxury of studying and getting your degree in a stress-free environment.