About – COVID-19 and Education system
While coronavirus keeps on spreading over the globe, numerous nations have chosen to close schools as a part of a distancing so as to slow transmission of the infection.
This has influenced the schools, training institute, and colleges to shut down.
FACT: 1.5 billion youngsters and youth worldwide has been affected by learning due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Role of technology in learning
Learning should never stop even at a time of crisis.
Various Digital platforms and ed-tech startups are helping to connect teachers, students, researchers, and corporate officials round the clock. These tools enable constant learning and offer several benefits such as flexibility, comfort, and interactive user interface.
Students can be in constant touch with their faculties with the help of online classes conducted through Skype, Zoom, google hangouts, google classroom, etc.
What are the hurdles to enabling learning?
Basic internet access to children is the biggest hurdle.
Parents can’t afford recharges and/or the child doesn’t get access to the device in urban areas.
In many cases, the family may not even own a smartphone.
Do you know?
Even before COVID-19, e-learning was already in demand, with global edtech investments reaching US$18.66 billion in 2019 and the overall market for online education projected to reach $350 Billion by 2025. Whether it is language apps, virtual tutoring, video conferencing tools, or online learning software, there has been a significant surge in usage since COVID-19.
Which are the platforms providing e-learning solutions to students for free during the lockdown (INDIA)
- BYJU’S- BYJU’s has seen a 200% increase in the number of new students using its product, according to Mrinal Mohit, the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
- VEDANTU – Free classes for 12th std students for JEE and other exams.
Keep in Mind
Education is an ever-lasting industry and is currently gaining huge traction in online space.
Online E-Learning platforms deliver online courses and training programs that can be hosted in the cloud. Tracking, management, and monetization of courses are also part of the functionality.
Setting up your own E-Learning platform doesn’t have to be a next-to-impossible feat, even if you don’t have much prior experience with E-Learning Industry.
If you want to build your own e-learning platform like UDEMY, here are the basic criteria which one should follow.
- Mission — Establish the Purpose
- Characterizing Educational Content
- Structure Your MOOC
- Production
- Trial Test Your MOOC
- Promote the MOOC
- Course Animation
- Launch the MOOC
- Manage the MOOC
- Course Progress Overview
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