ONLINE EDUCATION : EDUCATION ON AN ALL NEW SCALE

Online education is the most effective innovation in the field of education technology.

This mode of education is electronically supported form of learning that relies on internet for the interaction between the educator and the learner. The primary benefit of this mode is its flexibility. It provides us with a better management of time and location and thus is helpful for learners across the globe to channelize their energies into dotting each i and crossing every t of the aspects of education. The maturity of education technology has also enabled online education to become more manageable and accessible than ever before due to cheap availability of internet leading to numerous learning platforms such as Unacademy, BYJU’S , Coursera, NPTEL and edx.

It is no longer required to sit in class all day. Learners may learn any subjects or pursue degrees online from the comfort of their homes. They can learn at their own pace and connect with the learners and educators across the globe. With minimal fees, high knowledge value and comfortable learning online courses are becoming a craze among learners.

OBJECTIVES: INNOVATING EDUCATION AND EDUCATING FOR INNOVATION

·      <  To help the learners to analyze the information so that they may be able to create something new.

·      <  To master them to use the information they have learnt at same or different context.

·      <  To help them to be able to present opinions, justify decisions and make judgments about the information.

·       < To allow the learners in implementing improved ideas, knowledge and practices.

CATEGORIES IN ONLINE EDUCATION:

·        PRIMARY AND SECONDARY  EDUCATION 

·         PREPARATION FOR EXAMS (UPSC, GATE,  CAT, GRE, BANKING)

·        ONLINE SKILL CERTIFICATION (AS ON COURSERA, edx)

·        HIGHER EDUCATION (ONLINE MBA, DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES)

·        LANGUAGE AND CASUAL LEARNING( LANGUAGE COURSES)

FUTURE TRENDS: GLOBALIZATION AND CHANGING DYNAMICS

As per the study by KPMG India and Google, India’s online education market is set to see a growth of USD 1.96 billion and around 9.6 billion users by 2021. It is predicted to grow at CAGR of 20.02% during the period 2017-21(source: businesswire.com).

                             

CONCLUSION: POSITIVE IMPACT ON LEARNERS

In the present era of globalization and digitalization when the world is transforming at a fast pace, scope of online education has brought a positive impact in the lives of students and working professionals.  It has given an opportunity to take up additional courses along with their studies or jobs as per convenience. The quality of education tends to improve and it has become easy for learners to refer the content as per leisure.

REFERENCES:

[1] https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/in/pdf/2017/05/Online-Education-in-India-2021.pdf

[2] www.indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/digital-learning-taking...india/1/774514.html

[3] Impact of Online Education in Indian, Zahoor Ahmad Lone Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Government Degree College Kulgam, Kashmir, India.

[4] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180208005658/en/Online-Education-Market-India-2017-2021---Market