▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁" short - form " ▁or ▁" b ite - size " ▁learning . ▁In ▁this ▁usage , ▁it ▁refers ▁not ▁to ▁how ▁rapidly ▁a ▁module ▁can ▁be ▁created ▁by ▁an ▁e - learning ▁developer , ▁but ▁how ▁rapidly ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁by ▁a ▁lear ner . ▁ ▁Software ▁Several ▁rapid ▁learning ▁software ▁applications ▁with ▁varying ▁capabilities ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁Most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁author ing ▁tools ▁that ▁include ▁rapid ▁learning ▁as ▁a ▁feature . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁tools ▁treat ▁each ▁slide ▁as ▁a ▁learning ▁object ▁and ▁allow ▁to ▁add ▁tests ▁and ▁online ▁activities ▁between ▁the ▁sl ides . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁software ▁are ▁online ▁services , ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁desktop ▁applications ▁to ▁install ▁on ▁your ▁computer . ▁ ▁A ▁tr end ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁is ▁also ▁to ▁combine ▁rapid ▁learning ▁( con version ▁of ▁Power Point ▁present ations ) ▁with ▁video ▁or ▁screen cast ▁( fil ming ▁your ▁screen ▁and ▁your ▁mouse ▁movements ) ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁provide ▁both ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁sl ides ▁and ▁applications ▁dem os . ▁This ▁combination ▁is ▁particularly ▁powerful ▁when ▁author ing ▁courses ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁software . ▁ ▁Best ▁practice ▁▁ ▁Rap id ▁learning ▁development ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁author ing ▁practice ▁world wide . ▁Some ▁authors ▁and ▁consult ing ▁companies ▁focus ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁optimal ▁comprom ise ▁between ▁the ▁economic ▁need ▁for ▁rapid ▁learning ▁and ▁the ▁ped agog ical ▁objective ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁instruction al ▁design . ▁Best ▁practice ▁recommend