Trying to provide a comprehensive training programme within one huge firm or establishment is unbelievably complex and utterly bewildering at times; each elearning programme needs certain electronic tools within the system and virtual learning environments . There is a minor area of confict in the rationale of vles in that open learning systems such as home study university – one particularly massive one comes to mind, work on the basis of utilising open technologies such as blogs and vlogs and tend to see standard vles as a purely closed environment, stifling innovation. There are often open debates to discuss the merits and otherwise of these software platforms.
There is no doubt that vles create a baseline for competencies in elearning for both the educator and the educated – ensuring there is a common experience to look to and build on. Most of what happens in open education can be defined in terms of contrast with this experience or at least beginning to build upon it. As well as providing a core set of competencies, vles provide a further platform for the hosting of educational projects. the main ou open learning project is delivered via one of these vle platforms for non simultaneous content hosting a learning.