Aditya Malik tells you how best the younger generation can use the edu-tech industry which is booming today
It has been an interesting year for the edu-tech industry with a lot of capital movement across the education space owing to a heightened interest in education technology. It is indeed a pleasure to see India holding an integral place in the global education industry. We are now the second largest market for e-learning after the States. The distant education market which is growing at a rapid rate is also said to experience a tremendous expansion in the coming years, thanks to a desirable change in the emphasis of digital learning as opposed to classroom training.
By creating a perfect blend of traditional education with computer-based activities, young students and professionals are now showing an appealing bend towards digital learning. Opening the doors of knowledge which were never open to all before, has helped students with financial restrictions and geographical barriers achieve academic excellence. The flexibility of online learning has allowed working enthusiasts to shine, procuring a better position at their current organisation or habituating into an even better working environment. In order to adapt to this rapidly progressing environment, taking courses over the Internet has helped many to save time and money. With a faster and wider reach, this new age learning system is advancing successfully into the future.
Online courses have witnessed higher enrollments as working students are continuously looking at enhancing their skills. Mobile penetration, interactive smartphones and other adaptive devices, have become a game-changer towards delivering and supporting learning, and driving the growth of the industry. In order to meet the demands of the ever expanding student and professional force, the current structure of online learning is imperative.
Digital education fosters learning in new and creative ways, for the diverse talent pool. Interest and improvisation has enhanced this experience by giving them the freedom to learn wherever, whenever, however. Ed-tech has been attracting new investors lately as there are a lot of changes underway in education with tremendous scope for potential.
Ed-tech firms have opened up access to live and interactive, anywhere learning in collaboration with premier management schools. They are receiving great interest from universities all over that are wanting to feed the higher digital education hunger. The accessibility of an online instructor over a professor is high and the availability of degrees that can be applied for from any part of the world adds to advantage of online education. A number of leading IT firms are working with Ed-tech firms and setting up in-house institutes to groom the right talent. Involvement of not just teachers, but power hitters that hold relevance in the education system like, mentors, experts, analysts, entrepreneurs strike the right chord with the students.
Education technology is becoming a global phenomenon as it sets the trend and pace for the enrichment of learning online. With this massive invasion of technology in education, the ed-tech industry will continue to spike along with a rise in its investments. Tailor made education, enhanced personalised skills, robustly balanced plans and programmes, anywhere-anytime learning and a wider array of available information has made this sector boom.
Majority of Indians have given into the demand of being technologically driven, which showcases a huge potential in this sector that was long overdue. It is indeed splendid to notice that this factor has been embraced and adopted well. Now everyone wants to make the most ingenious and effective use of this new tool available at their disposal.
The writer is CEO & MD, Talentedge