The Role of Social Media in Online Learning

In the early 2000s, when Friendster and MySpace were introduced, these social networking tools were seen as the domain of young people – students who wanted to chat with their friends and to share music and other forms of entertainment. To say that since then social media has gone mainstream is a vast understatement. Today...
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What Is a Cloud-Based LMS Software?

Just a few short years ago, there was no alternative to an in-house Learning Management System. Companies that wanted to effectively manage their employee training programs were forced to purchase the servers, storage devices and software to run a licensed LMS package. And let’s not forget the expense of an IT staff that is needed...
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Benefits of Using Online Assessments

Benefits of Using Online Assessments

Learning at all stages requires some form of assessment. Even adult learning progress must be measured in some way. Teachers must find out how well a student has learned regardless of the level and subject of study. Many teachers find frequent, low-stakes assessments an effective way to measure knowledge. Other educators use only mid-term and...
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ProProfs in Business News Daily on Mobile Learning

ProProfs in Business News Daily on Mobile Learning

Business News Daily, a comprehensive resource site for start-ups, recently published an article written by ProProfs CEO Sameer Bhatia, on mobile learning.  In the article Sameer, discusses the importance and benefits of an online mobile learning strategy and how it can improve online training.       By 2016, there will be a total of 10...
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Five Effective Tips to Encourage Student Engagement in Online Tests

Five Effective Tips to Encourage Student Engagement in Online Tests

Students often complain that quizzes are too easy, dull, and/or pointless. Many students believe that teachers create quizzes in order to kill time. Sometimes these statements may be true, but sometimes teachers simply aren’t sure how to effectively create assessments that keep a student’s interest. So how is this done? In order for students to...
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Top Achievements and Upcoming Highlights: 2012 – 2013

Top Achievements and Upcoming Highlights: 2012 – 2013

2012 was an incredible year for all of us at ProProfs. One of the biggest milestones achieved in the past year was the launch of Training Maker, an online training software for certification courses. We are also very excited with the launch of our online Survey Maker in the last quarter of the year and...
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4 Different Ways to View and Download “Survey Stats”

4 Different Ways to View and Download “Survey Stats”

  We have recently introduced new features to ProProfs Survey Maker. Now, you can download four different kinds of statistical charts for every question in a particular survey you create using our survey software. The downloadable formats include pie charts, line charts, bar charts as well as excel spreadsheets. Since, the statistics are neatly represented in...
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ProProfs in Investor’s Business Daily on Career Development

ProProfs in Investor’s Business Daily on Career Development

In a recent Investor’s Business Daily article on career development, ProProfs CEO Sameer Bhatia shared his thoughts on how training is a big part of career development. “It used to be you were trained once a year. Now employees are constantly being trained,” he says. Career development being one of the most important reasons why...
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ProProfs in Business Rockstars on e-learning: Interview with Sameer Bhatia

ProProfs in Business Rockstars on e-learning: Interview with Sameer Bhatia

ProProfs CEO Sameer Bhatia was invited by Ken Rutkowski of Business Rockstars, a weekly talk show on KWFB, Talk 980 about start-ups & entrepreneurship.  They discussed e-learning and how ProProfs helps companies as well as educational institutions to build and test knowledge. We are like the YouTube of quizzes. –  Sameer Bhatia Starting with the role of ProProfs in e-learning,...
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