E Learning - Helping students achieve more in education
Elearning is a great method to impart knowledge to students in an easy, engaging and fun way. While traditional classroom education was not available for all students in the country, elearning has opened the doors of education for everyone. Even those who cannot enrol in a full time school, college or university can educate themselves online. Also, there is a zero barrier in terms of class, gender, race, age, ethnicity or geography. Elearning heralds a new era in education where everyone stands to benefit. Here are a few reasons why elearning is good for the students:
- Fast education with a wide reach: Technology based learning in this new era uses the power of the internet to connect and share. With increasing internet penetration as well as rising internet speeds, more education opportunities are available online for people in remote areas. Government in India along with telecom corporates are looking to improve the telecom and broadband infrastructure in the country and to widen its reach to the remotest places. Students anywhere in the country can now access global education platforms, join classes through a click and get immediate feedback on their work.
- Cost-effectiveness with convenience: Traditional education is still very expensive across the country. Several online courses from premier universities across the globe are available at very low cost or are even free. This makes it accessible for anyone with an internet connection. Moreover, online courses, offer students the convenience of choosing their own study schedule as well as place from where they want to study. Students can study at any time of the day they choose and are free to study from home or any other place of comfort. Women who are at home because of their family responsibility can enhance their skill set from the comfort of their homes.
- A collaborative experience: One of the best aspects of online learning is the global peer group it offers. An online class may have very few students and all of them may belong to different countries. This makes learning exciting as people get to interact with others from different nations and also learn from each other in the process. Different cultures have different perspectives on a similar problem and thus, students in a global classroom get to learn a variety of solutions from different cultural perspectives. The learning in an online classroom is thus, truly global.
- Fosters social interactions: While the traditional chalk and board system of learning is confined to one way interactions with the teacher delivering the talk and minimal class participation, the elearning method thrives on discussions and sharing of knowledge between the students. Students interact with one another through online forums and discuss topics of interest or doubt. This form of learning through sharing is encouraged by the online learning platforms and students have a lot to gain from other students as well as instructors who are part of the discussion forums. This doesn’t just help form a global network of learners with dissolving boundaries, it generates social capital across the globe.
- Increased efficacy because of learning through mobile devices: Mobile devices are omnipresent in today’s day and time, a large population living below poverty line in India also owns a mobile device. With internet available on cheap and expensive devices alike, almost everyone with a mobile device is connected via internet. This enables the presence of education 24x7 for those who want to learn. Experts suggest that this improves the overall efficacy and results of education. In fact, with electronic devices such as mobiles and notepads, the concept of having one’s own device as one’s learning tool is also gaining momentum in schools across the globe.
- Futuristic learning experiences available now: The learning experiences of the future have arrived in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Students hardly need to wait now to get responses from their professors. Many online courses are already deploying artificial intelligence to sort student queries. Moreover, with the use of the most sophisticated tools online, teachers can create better learning experiences for their students.
Thus, online education is not just fast and engaging, it also creates a cutting edge and global learning environment. Students gain more out of their online learning as they are not restricted to books. They have access to various kinds of learning materials including audio and video aids. Moreover, there is a variety of subject matter related information available on the internet from various sources and online instructors guide their students to the best of these sources to truly expand their mental horizons. Elearning is available for everyone in this fast paced world where skills become obsolete every month. In order to continuously upgrade their skills young and old professionals must enrol themselves in online executive courses for professionals.
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