E-learning platforms slowly changing Indian education landscape
5 years, 11 months ago

E-learning platforms slowly changing Indian education landscape

India TV News  

E-learning platforms are changing the Indian education landscape by addressing the demand-supply gap of both students as well as corporate employees by dispensing personalised learning outcomes, experts say. All this put together makes e-learning platforms complete, and students and working professionals future-ready, in a matter of months," he said. "In the current scenario, professionals will be required to re-skill themselves every 3-4 years to remain relevant in their evolving job roles," said Zairus Master, CEO, Shine Learning.com, which gives access to certification courses from top global educational service providers. Moreover, the government is adopting a series of measures to bring a technological revolution to accentuate e-learning which will ultimately lead to a major shift in the Indian education sector, experts added.

Education Indian Platforms Slowly  relevant  platforms  slowly  landscape  changing  skills  penetration  elearning  students  users  indian  professionals  education

History of this topic

Overcoming Common Challenges in Online Learning with EdTech
5 months ago

Overcoming Common Challenges in Online Learning with EdTech

India Today  

Common challenges in online learning are addressed by EdTech solutions, offering creative and effective ways to enhance the learning experience. Interactive learning platforms, collaboration tools, accessibility solutions, and adaptive learning tools help overcome engagement, communication, technical issues, and assessment integrity. By leveraging EdTech, schools can create a more engaging and accessible learning environment for students, fostering their academic success.

Year Ender 2023: 5 trends shaping India's edtech landscape
1 year, 3 months ago

Year Ender 2023: 5 trends shaping India's edtech landscape

India Today  

The edtech industry has seen immense growth over the past few years, largely fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced the widespread adoption of remote and digital learning. PERSONALISED AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING Using data analytics and AI, edtech platforms can tailor instruction, content, and assessments to meet the unique needs of each student. The global personalised learning market is set …

How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18

News 18  

Education Technology, popularly known as EdTech, has revolutionised the education sector in recent years. Growth in the Indian EdTech sector has been backed by growing demand as well as innovative learning models offered by homegrown EdTech startups, aided by a facilitative new education policy. EdTech involves the use of digital platforms, software tools, and devices to facilitate education and enhance …

Adapting to the digital age: Trends in learning and upskilling
1 year, 8 months ago

Adapting to the digital age: Trends in learning and upskilling

India Today  

Technology has revolutionised the way we learn and upskill by providing access to vast amounts of information, interactive platforms, and personalised learning experiences. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE EDUCATION SECTOR The education sector has been greatly influenced by technology adoption, leading to several trends in learning and upskilling. "Global connections enable peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, while data analytics and collaboration technologies …

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning
2 years ago

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning

India Today  

Online education powered by edtech companies is revamping the entire education system with innovative ideas. On one hand, it gives a fresh and alternate avenue for learning, and on the other hand, edtech companies are widening the scope of education by improving equity, accessibility, and interactivity. Sarita Digumarti, Chief Learning Officer, UNext Learning, says that going forward, many new tools …

A whole new world: How an Indian EdTech platform is betting big on classrooms in the Metaverse
2 years, 5 months ago

A whole new world: How an Indian EdTech platform is betting big on classrooms in the Metaverse

Firstpost  

Metaverse promises to revolutionise the Indian education system like no other technology before. Ask anyone working with the EdTech industry though, and you’ll see why many industry insiders are willing to bet big on EdTech platforms, despite the cut-throat competition and several unicorns seeing their valuations reduced. “Metaverse will bring about a major paradigm shift in how we see education …

EdTech: The new growth catalyst of Indian education industry
3 years, 1 month ago

EdTech: The new growth catalyst of Indian education industry

India Today  

The Education industry in India has witnessed maximum disruption during the pandemic. Coupled with the growing popularity of Massive Open Online Courses and distant education India’s EdTech industry is poised to reach $30 billion in the next 10 years. While the long-term impact of the pandemic on the education industry is yet to unfold, learning models are definitely going to …

Enabling policies can be brought in Budget 2022 to make India a ‘Vishwa Guru’
3 years, 1 month ago

Enabling policies can be brought in Budget 2022 to make India a ‘Vishwa Guru’

Live Mint  

The year 2021 has seen India witness several startups becoming unicorns and the country will continue on this path in 2022, with many soonicorns on the waiting list. Given the new contagion spread and people’s vested interest in online learning, increasing budget allocations towards technological advancement in digital education is the need of the hour. Another important area the Union …

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful
3 years, 2 months ago

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful

India Today  

Today, we are living in a world that is characterized by constant change. Holistic learning gives way for more multi-dimensional, practical and skill-based training, preparing individuals for the future world of work. Furthermore, post the pandemic, the flexibility of the workplace allowed many employees to work remotely, also driving better mental health, that in turn increased productivity. Immersive and experiential …

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth
3 years, 3 months ago

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth

India Today  

The increased adoption by institutions, professionals, parents, and students marks the growth. Adoption of EdTech tools and products by students, teachers, and institutes The pandemic enabled EdTech to become the leading sector for growth. Even while educational technology, or edtech, has been around for a while, the worldwide lockdown caused by the pandemic was undoubtedly the driving force for its …

How e-learning is transforming the education sector
4 years, 2 months ago

How e-learning is transforming the education sector

India Today  

The Covid-19 induced shutdown affected schooling and learning, including teaching and assessment methodologies. Learners who view online classes as education through edutainment continually set new learning goals for themselves. As technology develops, these new trends will also develop, but the pillars around which it will advance would be customised learning, accessibility, engagement, and user-centric learning. Overcoming challenges The challenges of …

How digitization in education is fuelling growth in India's ed-tech ecosystem
4 years, 2 months ago

How digitization in education is fuelling growth in India's ed-tech ecosystem

India Today  

This year has been an eye-opener in several ways. New-age platforms powered by cutting-edge technology Aside from the easy access to technology, another core element laying the foundation for ed-tech’s growth in India is new-age ed-tech platforms. An ed-tech-friendly National Education Policy The recently announced National Education Policy 2020 will have a positive influence on the country’s ed-tech ecosystem when …

Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn? Here's what experts say
4 years, 3 months ago

Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn? Here's what experts say

India Today  

Gone are the days when learning was confined to well defined physical spaces, often referred to as classrooms. While this concept of digital learning has been a norm in the West, India, though a step behind, has significantly caught up and today, we have digital platforms which help kids learn through cartoons to platforms helping students and professionals ace their …

E-learning an emerging industry amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

E-learning an emerging industry amid COVID-19 pandemic

China Daily  

If it had not been for COVID-19, Tom Watkins would have been in China now, serving as the China partner and managing director of WAY American Schools, a private US school using internet to teach students in China and Brazil and offering them an American High School Diploma program. "I recall the blank stares I encountered both in the United …

Important tech trends that will reshape Indian Ed-Tech in 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

Important tech trends that will reshape Indian Ed-Tech in 2021

India Today  

With every aspect of our lives changing with the advancement in technology, it is inevitable to see the education technology industry evolving with the COVID-19 led digital transformation and beyond. Tech trends that will reshape the Indian EdTech industry in 2021 While the Coronavirus pandemic has already brought about major changes in the EdTech universe, 2021 has in store several …

Covid-19 impact: Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn?
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn?

India Today  

Gone are the days when learning was confined to well defined physical spaces, often referred to as "classrooms." While this concept of digital learning has been a norm in the West, India, though a step behind, has significantly caught up and today, we have digital platforms which help kids learn through cartoons to platforms helping students and professionals ace their …

Devi Kar | Surprising outcomes as schooling goes ‘virtual’ in COVID times
4 years, 5 months ago

Devi Kar | Surprising outcomes as schooling goes ‘virtual’ in COVID times

Deccan Chronicle  

Right through the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been hearing people cribbing and moaning about the deteriorating education scene after the schools were forced to shut down in March. First, teachers as well as students have successfully demonstrated that with the help of technology, it is possible to make learning effective as well as fun. I have seen phenomenal learning displayed …

Covid-19 impact: Is it enough to simply introduce technology and infuse it into a current educational framework?
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Is it enough to simply introduce technology and infuse it into a current educational framework?

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has reawakened the debate about the correct balance between teacher-student engagement and technology. In May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged that 'India must become a global knowledge superpower and that special emphasis must be given to the use of technology in the education sector by enhancing learning mechanisms with the use of technology, such as online …

Why adoption of tech enabled solutions as part of mainstream education, is the way forward for Indian schools
4 years, 6 months ago

Why adoption of tech enabled solutions as part of mainstream education, is the way forward for Indian schools

India Today  

The Indian education system has recently realised the significance of technology adoption, in the face of the pandemic. When the lockdown forced the closure of physical classrooms, schools turned to technology enabled solutions for conducting virtual classes, which has helped accelerate the growth of edtech sector manifold, within a short time span. Why adoption of tech enabled solutions as part …

Top 6 Ed-Tech trends in India post Covid-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Top 6 Ed-Tech trends in India post Covid-19

India Today  

The ongoing Covid-19 crises and the resultant lockdown over the past few months, has accelerated the adoption of technology across sectors, including education. And long after the pandemic, once the lockdown is eased and schools do finally open, a lot of parents may opt for complete or partial provisions for home schooling via virtual classrooms. Digital learning with on-demand content: …

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18
4 years, 7 months ago

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18

News 18  

The Covid pandemic has proved to be the biggest change agent for the education system. In India, the technology impetus within education is irreversible and the New Education Policy has also laid emphasis on this with the proposed creation of the National Educational Technology Forum. The lack of physical or facility-based instruction across the globe has created a fertile ground …

Learning unlocked: Here's how India can unlock learning from home despite Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Learning unlocked: Here's how India can unlock learning from home despite Covid-19

India Today  

Learning has no boundaries and Covid-19 has proven that. Online learning A recent KPMG report projected that the growth of the online education market in India will reach USD 1.96 billion in 2021. Better assessment for effective learning Deeptech capabilities comprising AI, Machine Learning and data analytics are helping EdTech companies offer a better assessment to students in K-12 as …

In sync with technology
4 years, 9 months ago

In sync with technology

The Hindu  

India’s FY21 budget had a slew of announcements for the education sector. The most radical was that the government allowed the top 100 universities to award fully online degrees to learners in the country. The education sector — especially companies operating in the ed-tech space — have welcomed these initiatives, as they have long been advocating the benefits of using …

Why e-learning isn’t a sustainable solution to the COVID-19-induced education crisis in India
4 years, 10 months ago

Why e-learning isn’t a sustainable solution to the COVID-19-induced education crisis in India

The Hindu  

Sruthi Sri Laxmi, a Class XII student in Coimbatore, last attended school on March 16, before it closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is boring.” The digital divide Rural households with computer: 4.4% Urban households with computer: 23.4% Rural households with internet: 14.9% Urban households with internet: 42% Sruthi is among the 1.26 billion children worldwide ) affected by …

E-learning: Experts' opinion on the new shift of education system
4 years, 11 months ago

E-learning: Experts' opinion on the new shift of education system

India Today  

Amidst the Covid-19 lockdown, schools have started to conduct online classes for students to keep up with their studies. To find out how useful this digital learning arrangement really is, we spoke to various experts who are supervising the online classes system. Vinod Singh, Head of School, Trio World Academy, Bangalore said, "Online learning needs to be engaging, purposeful, simple …

Govt needs to frame policy for online courses and certification: 5 points to make e-learning mainstream
4 years, 11 months ago

Govt needs to frame policy for online courses and certification: 5 points to make e-learning mainstream

India Today  

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi issuing a directive for a complete lockdown to prevent the widespread of Covid-19 from March 26, 2020 this has raised uncertainty among students who were expecting the resumption of services within a fortnight. But before we can take this opportunity to bring e-learning into mainstream, we need a strong policy to bring ed-tech platforms and …

E-learning: Boon to education system during Covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

E-learning: Boon to education system during Covid-19 lockdown

India Today  

In view of the Covid-19 outbreak all across the world, everyone is taking all precautionary and preventive measures to combat this pandemic. ICT, which a great enabler and facilitator of online learning, has kept the learning process intact even at this time. In the context of this, UGC with the help of ICT has arranged and shared several online links …

Covid-19 pandemic: E-learning trends you need to watch for
4 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: E-learning trends you need to watch for

India Today  

Due to fast technological innovations over the past decade, e-learning is being widely used globally. More and more Indian students enrolling in e-Learning courses According to a study by Velocity MR, a leading market Research and Analysis company, 72 per cent Indians prefer online or e-learning as compared to traditional classroom training. Indian demography is ideal for online learning because …

Edtech boom, but what about these 92% of K12 students?
4 years, 11 months ago

Edtech boom, but what about these 92% of K12 students?

India Today  

The Indian education and pedagogical framework has hitherto suffered from countless years of imperial slavery/enslavement which has resulted in a massive colonial hangover. With around 4,031 active EdTech startups in India aided by a booming IT infrastructure, the sector is garnering substantial funding and patronage from numerous tech-driven corporate enthusiasts and innovative entrepreneurs. While Factors such as flexibility, convenience and …

Edutech firms struggle to capitalize on surge in users
4 years, 11 months ago

Edutech firms struggle to capitalize on surge in users

Live Mint  

After schools and colleges across the country shut down earlier this month, some online education startups were expecting hordes of students to flock to their platforms. Traffic at some leading online education portals has surged more than 50% as parents and students desperately seek to avoid disruption in learning. “Our traffic has increased this month by 1.6 times and we …

Top trends that will redefine the online learning for the 'next decade'
5 years ago

Top trends that will redefine the online learning for the 'next decade'

India Today  

The education industry has seen radical changes in the past decade, transforming its very framework across the globe. As we venture into 2020 and the next decade’, let’s look back at how online learning has evolved in the last year and what the future holds: Online learning made more accessible While online learning has been playing an instrumental role in …

10 education trends to watch in 2020
5 years, 2 months ago

10 education trends to watch in 2020

India Today  

Until a few years ago, the online medium in India was used only for the consumption of entertainment content. In this context, we are seeing industries collaborating with colleges as well as educational start-ups to prepare courses in tune with the current market demands, making online course students readily employable. Emergence of online courses by reputed institutes Several prestigious universities …

The growth magnitude of e-learning in India
5 years, 3 months ago

The growth magnitude of e-learning in India

India Today  

With the revolution in digital technology, we have gradually entered a period in time where teaching and learning are not limited to face to face interactions. The expansion in the smartphone sector and the rise in internet usage along with government plans like Digital India have encouraged and enabled the growth of e-learning in India promoting digital literacy. Thankfully, students …

The revolution of online learning
5 years, 4 months ago

The revolution of online learning

Times of India  

Prof. Sir Manuel Freire-Garabal y Núñez is a lawyer and journalist. That studies had shown that online learning is better than “face to face learning” and its implementation is being more effective because of the different technological and pedagogical systems that are being used, based on marketing and Big Data Systems. Although these issues can also appear in “face-to-face learning”, …

Five online learning platforms furthering exam-preparation goals of government job aspirants
5 years, 6 months ago

Five online learning platforms furthering exam-preparation goals of government job aspirants

India Today  

As the world is witnessing rapid tech-led transformations, education, like any other sector, has also taken a highly dynamic shape. Five online learning platforms furthering exam-preparation goals of government job aspirants Let’s take a look at some of the leading e-learning platforms, which are truly making a difference: 1. Unacademy: This online ed-tech platform started in 2015, provides education through …

How E-learning platforms are becoming a disruptor for successful new-age hiring
5 years, 7 months ago

How E-learning platforms are becoming a disruptor for successful new-age hiring

India Today  

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, it's creating a technologically-driven world at a lightning-fast pace. Only 3 percent possess functional skills The skills required for jobs today are evolving rapidly, but our formal education systems haven't been able to catch up with the times. Benefits of E-learning platforms With the current education system completely out of sync with the …

Top 5 ed-tech trends you will see in 2019
6 years, 2 months ago

Top 5 ed-tech trends you will see in 2019

India Today  

Ed-tech or education technology has arrived in India. Bite-sized learning is the future of learning As a new education trend, bite sized learning content can help students learn quickly. However, open learning platforms like Unacademy, which let inexperienced college students with almost no credentials to form more than 95% of educators, are seen as a mere backup source by consumers …

How online learning is doing away with traditional learning methods
6 years, 4 months ago

How online learning is doing away with traditional learning methods

India Today  

Online learning has widened the scope of education and transcended it beyond classroom boundaries. Read: 7 ways classroom teaching is better than online education Favorable government initiatives for digital reform The government of India has taken some strong steps to push for digital reform in the country. How corporate and educational institutes are shifting to online learning Internet boom has …

What is e-learning? Here's how it can benefit engineering students
6 years, 8 months ago

What is e-learning? Here's how it can benefit engineering students

India Today  

E-learning makes the content available for students digitally. Moreover, the free Placement Preparation Training gave many handy interview tips and taught me the intricacies of writing impressive cover letters. Read: How digital education is taking over India: Impact of social media, increased learner application power and more Like Priya, every year, 15 lakh engineering students graduate and most of them …

Budget 2018: Creating newer education vistas through technology in rural areas big message from Arun Jaitley
7 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2018: Creating newer education vistas through technology in rural areas big message from Arun Jaitley

Firstpost  

Technology has permeated all aspects of modern life and changed its existential paradigms. For years, the Indian rural landscape has been bogged by issues like poverty, lack of learning infrastructure, lack of gender parity, dearth of tech-savviness and lack of access to modern educational tools. Villages in the hinterlands of the country suffer from infrastructural gaps such as lack of …

Busting e-learning myths with 4 perks of digital education
7 years, 2 months ago

Busting e-learning myths with 4 perks of digital education

India Today  

After graduation, Kriti started looking for opportunities, but despite consistent efforts, she couldn't get what she was aiming for. Read: 6 technology trends that pushing up digital education in India While I was growing up, if I ever wanted to learn a new skill, I had to travel a minimum of 2-3 km to the nearest learning pr tuition centre …

Transforming India's learning process: How Digital India can serve as an effective tool for education
7 years, 6 months ago

Transforming India's learning process: How Digital India can serve as an effective tool for education

Firstpost  

The value ascribed to a good education in India is akin to holiness. The government’s steady focus on progress towards a digital future for its citizens with the Digital India program, and emphasis on skill building with the increased investment on Skill India campaign, are shaping an ecosystem which can foster the seamless inclusion of technology in education. The portkey …

India in 10 years: Technology enabling millions to learn better
8 years, 1 month ago

India in 10 years: Technology enabling millions to learn better

Live Mint  

Digital evolution and the boom in smartphone adoption are fast changing the way Indian students learn. But with the advent of technology, Internet penetration and increased adoption of smart devices, the way they learn has started changing—and this sector will see bigger changes in the years to come. The use of technology has already shown some early signs of the …

How digital education is taking over India: Impact of social media, increased learner application power and more
8 years, 6 months ago

How digital education is taking over India: Impact of social media, increased learner application power and more

India Today  

The process of imparting education has gone through a sea change if we look at the picture 10-20 years before now. Main reasons for the growth of digital learning: With nearly a billion people on mobile phones and over 200 million mobiles connected to the internet, there has been a considerable rise in digital learning The use of best-in-class content, …

Key to India's educational transformation lies in Digital partnerships: Adobe
8 years, 9 months ago

Key to India's educational transformation lies in Digital partnerships: Adobe

Firstpost  

According to a news report by software major Adobe, Educational institutions in India need to strengthen partnerships with technology firms to have a strong platform to launch a new high-achieving student generation. Educational institutions in India need to strengthen partnerships with technology firms to have a strong platform to launch a new high-achieving student generation, says a new report by …

Catching them young: Flipkart launches new e-learning category
10 years, 8 months ago

Catching them young: Flipkart launches new e-learning category

Firstpost  

A company press release states that with over 1900 products and titles, this category will offer an exhaustive range of e-learning material and other material. Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart continued to expand its offerings with the launch of a new vertical : e-learning. A company press release stated that with over 1900 products and titles, this category will offer an …

The big question: 'How will e-learning impact the next decade?'
11 years ago

The big question: 'How will e-learning impact the next decade?'

Wired  

This article was taken from the April 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online. Alice Bentinck Cofounder, Entrepreneur First "E-learning is being pulled offline into 'traditional' classroom settings. Our student programming course, Code First: Girls, has shown …

Edutech Plans To Expand Workforce By 20%
17 years, 7 months ago

Edutech Plans To Expand Workforce By 20%

Firstpost  

Shameema Parveen, Edutech shares the various projects undertaken by Edutech to push further the concept of e-learning in India. Edutech works with companies both in India and abroad to provide best-in-class learning solutions to customers across the corporate, academic and government sectors. Edutech, through its 17 years’ experience in the technology based learning sector is well poised to cater to …

Discover Related