Online Education
Online Schooling - the new way of learning O
nline learning has been around for more than a decade now. Online learning or distance learning started as a trend for postgraduate courses, namely diplomas or Management studies and over time the trend trickled down to lower grades. Online learning in the initial stage was all about studying in isolation and giving an exam; it slowly moved to live online classrooms and then to using interactive tools to make online learning fun and meaningful. Research conducted by a business wire states that the online education market in
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India is poised to grow by $ 14.33 bn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of 21% during the forecast period. While online learning became a trend for graduation and post-graduation courses or short terms courses for that matter, it did not trickle down to schools till the pandemic hit the world in 2020. Schools have been using technology as a tool in bits and pieces; however, they never solely adopted online schooling. The reason for this is resistance from all quarters, right from parents to teachers to educators themselves.
