These 5 Technologies Are Changing The Way Indian Access Education

Technology has elevating everything we do, from sending emails instead of writing letters to read instant online news instead of reading out of a newspaper. One of the sectors that benefit the most from this revolution is education. E-learning is now a thing, allowing students to learn anything wherever they are. Better yet, technology is helping to erase the line between virtual and traditional education.

In India alone, this sector is developing rapidly, enjoying a 25% growth rate annually. According to a study of Google and KPMG, this massive advancement can be boiled down to the popularity of mobile devices, the increase of online education’s quality, the better chance of employability for holding an online degree, and the fee to enter an online program.

Here are the top innovative technologies that can enable e-learning:

Mobile-Based Learning

57% of e-learners access to online education programs via their smartphones

A survey released in 2018 by Nielsen revealed that 57% of e-learners access to online education programs via their smartphones and other handheld devices. More Indians are now comfortable with using a mobile phone so that they can have easier access to the e-learning platform.

Users learn on their phones for everything, from getting ready for tests to pursuing tertiary education, these online platforms are making things easier for a lot of Indians.

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

Everyone has the right to have access to education and e-learning has made this happens

Everyone has the right to have access to education and e-learning has made this happens. All people need to enroll in a suitable program is to have the desire to learn and devices with an Internet connection, smartphones, PCs, laptops.

Massive Open Online Courses are hosted online and can take in way more learners than a traditional program. Some of such platforms providing virtual courses are FutureLearn, Coursera, and edX. With a total of over 5,000 educational programs, most people can find what they are interested in one of these websites and gain knowledge from the comfort of their home.

Interactive Classrooms

Interactive classrooms open a whole new way for students to immerse in learning materials

One of the benefits of applying technology in education is to open a whole new way for students to immerse in learning materials. Online learning platforms have brought this feature to their programs in the form of real-time discussions which attendees can access from anywhere they feel fit.

Learners can also keep track of the progress they have made during the course and take a mock test to prepare for real exams.

Use Of AR/VR/MR In Learning

AR grants students more real experience with what they are studying

To further make up for the lack of direct interaction in online learning, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Virtual Reality might come into play. These technologies grant students more real experience with what they are studying.

They can also help boost the engagement rate, thus better motivate students to keep going with the courses.

Technavio recently revealed that the market for VR is projected to increase by 55% each year while that of AR reaches an impressive 82% in 2021.

Some of the examples are having someone to correct your spelling when you learn a new language, see details of organs in a typical human body, and many more.

Cloud Storage

Cloud makes it easier for students and teachers to share information

Students can have access to all of their learning materials, tests, books, or assignments anywhere, as long as they have an Internet connection, because all of them are stored online. Cloud has made it easier for students and teachers to share information and notes without paper or pen to do the work manually.

India now has 24% of the total population using the Internet, creating a solid foundation for e-learning to grow in the country. The last few years have seen the quick development of this sector. Educators welcome technology into their everyday work; the same is true for learners. E-learning is gaining momentum in the country with the help of technologies.