The International E-Learning Association (IELA)
The International E-Learning Awards are given each year for the best work in online learning, in two divisions: Academic and Business/Industry.
Submissions for the 2025 International E-Learning Awards have closed; winners of the Business Division were announced at The Learning Ideas Conference in June in New York and online. Winners of the Academic Division will be announced at the ICL Conference in September in Budapest.
The International E-Learning Awards are given each year for the best work in online learning, in two divisions: Academic and Business/Industry. All submissions are evaluated by the IELA Awards Committee, who look for a variety of attributes. These include, among others, educational soundness and effectiveness, user experience, and overall significance.
The Business Division is intended for courses and products created for organizational learning, professional development, and related purposes, and for software tools used to create products for those audiences. The Academic Division is intended for school and university courses and software used in the creation of academic courses.
Submission Process and Deadlines
Our 2026 Awards schedule will be as follows:
Business Division
Submissions Will Open: December, 2025 (specific date TBA)
Winners to Be Announced: June, 2026 at The Learning Ideas Conference
Academic Division
Submissions Will Open: March, 2026 (specific date TBA)
Winners to Be Announced: September, 2026 at the ICL Conference
Past Winners
The International E-Learning Awards recognize the best uses of technology to improve learning and job performance within companies or through individual professional development.
Winners of the 2024 International E-Learning Awards, Academic Division were announced at the ICL Conference in Tallinn, Estonia. Winners in the 2025 International E-Learning Awards, Business Division were announced at the The Learning Ideas Conference in June in New York and online.
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