Corporations cut costs training workers via Internet

BOULDER — With interactive capabilities on the Internet that extend beyond simple text on a screen, many companies are relying more on Web-based training to replace instructor-led corporate training.

Universities such as the University of Colorado also use the Internet for online undergraduate and postgraduate classes.

Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc., developer of a global communications network, began offering online training courses to its employees about two years ago, said Brandon Fleisher, the company’s senior manager of e-learning.

“We believe very strongly in the power of the Internet,´ said Arthur Hodges, director of media relations for Level 3. “We are using…