I want to get the opinion of my fellow nairalanders how nice it would be to have an e-learning website. Instead of posting questions on forums, we can post them directly to instructors who will answer our questions in a more technical manner.

how about this. Opinions and suggestions needed.

Great idea.  In other words, something like Wikipedia or Stackoverflow.  It could really work.

But you can't rely on instructors; you have to let people help each other with info on the site.

Granted none of us on here would qualify as instructors in the true sense of the word, I personally don't have any issues with topics raised on here. At any given time, questions are asked, and questions are answered.

I guess my point is, it's a good idea and don't misconstrue my point to mean I am discouraging you but, it would have to go beyond what is on here.

If you are about to build such a site, good luck!

But you can't rely on instructors; you have to let people help each other with information on the site.

THe website is going to be realy interactive, apart from instructors, you can have a forum to discuss with other students and members of that course that understand better than you.

So it is a combination of a course module (if u been to a college or someting, assignements, online tests and quizes) and at thet same time a forum (discuss with fellow students and other instructors in the website) all packed in one great web application.

I guess my point is, it's a good idea and don't misconstrue my point to mean I am discouraging you but, it would have to go beyond what is on here.

Let's call a spade a spade. A forum is a forum, a course module is a course module if you get what i mean. As a software engineer, i know the difference.
1. A course modeule has students who are willing n eager to learn, so interaction in the course modeul, using the forum addon is primarily for learning and not for mere discussion sake.

2. A course module allows a student to evaluate (truely) what he has learnt, forums don't.

3. A course module contains resources a student can download as an aid to learning, i guess a forum does not also have this.

4. A course module has a forum inbuilt, a forum does not have a course module in built.

I am not, let me state also, discouraging the use of forums or this forum. All i am saying is, instead of having to post your questions in a forum, why not enrol in a course that covers everything you need in that subject matter. Then other things to be added.

Awesome?

Well then, as I said up top earlier:

If you are about to build such a site, good luck!

I await your site's launch

I await your site's launch

In three day's time, the site will be up and running. Courses will be created and interested people can join any course.