Authors:
Gail Tidey
1
;
Laurent Dedieu
1
;
Annabel Levert
1
and
Jean-Christophe Sakdavong
2
Affiliations:
1
My Green Training Box, 3 rue de la Boucherie, Nailloux, France
;
2
CLLE CNRS UMR 5263, University of Toulouse, 5 allée Antonio Machado, Toulouse, France
Keyword(s):
Free, Online Training, Value, Quality, Benefit.
Abstract:
Digital training has taken on a major place in our society with the health crisis. Among the many online training offers available, some are free of charge, so that the user does not have to pay for his or her learning, and we can sometimes wonder about the value of these training courses: do they offer the same quality as the paid ones? After collecting data from 245 people, our study shows that the price of an e-learning course does not necessarily influence the value that the user attributes to it, and that a free course can have the same value and interest as a paid course. Moreover, free training is a significant marker in the decision-making process: it gives the training an additional benefit, which goes beyond the mere monetary savings made, compared to the same paid offer. Therefore, free training can give the user the perception of a greater general benefit than paid training.