At a cost of more than $3 billion a year, high-quality training courses, tutorials, and multimedia simulations that can keep up with the rapid pace of technological development are inherently expensive and time-consuming to create. With new content providers, technology suppliers, and services emerging on a weekly basis, it becomes increasingly more difficult for training professionals to efficiently compare the quality, price, and business value of dozens or even hundreds of online programs, options, or solutions to ensure that technology-based learning solutions are cost-effective and appropriate to business needs.