| | FEBRUARY 20209A LARGE NUMBER OF ONLINE PLAYERS HAVE FORAYED INTO UPSKILLING HELPING JOB SEEKERS ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS AND PREPARE FOR TODAY'S EVOLVING JOB MARKETplayers have forayed into up-skill-ing ­ helping job seekers acquire new skills and prepare for today's evolving job market. That said, the education system in India is surely reshaping by leaps and bounds and is turning into a student-friendly ecosystem that focuses mainly on fostering effective learning. On the back of this transforma-tion, the education industry is wit-nessing several trends, and this is just the beginning! Here's an out-look on the top trends that India is likely to witness in 2020:Personalised Learning For ages, it has remained a chal-lenge for educators to assess each and every student in the classroom. Even the practice of parent-teach-er meeting has not been much of a success. However, players in the online learning space are highly focused on addressing this chal-lenge. With the kinds of online tests these players conduct and the way they leverage the digital foot-prints of users, it has become both easy and efficient to cater to the needs of students as emphasising on their strengths and weaknesses that they would need to work upon. Artificial Intelligence (AI)Although not very new to the hu-man ears, AI is certainly redesign-ing the path of online education by automating and making the process more engaging than ever. The integration of AR & VR in the online space significantly adds an audio-visual factor to the overall learning process with elements such as 3D designs, animations, and sign languages, among oth-ers ­ making learning fun for both students and educators. It is clear how education has come out of the textbooks and is leaving digi-tal imprints on the minds of learn-ers, which was not the case a few years ago. Gamification While video games were one of the major causes why children once got scolded by parents, gamifica-tion has emerged as a new kind of learning technique that is widely being adopted and accepted by ed-ucators. A large number of players in this space are gamifying differ-ent concepts that can help students enhance their problem-solving power, retain information and im-prove their overall performance in a very engaging and fun-learn-ing manner. Even in schools, this technique has been adopted by educators to teach valuable skills that they will need to fit into future job roles. Mobile-Based Learning With smartphones becoming an all-time tool for students to gain and collect information from the internet, Edtech players are rapid-ly developing mobile-based con-tent and online study materials that are easily accessible, anytime and anywhere. By leveraging tech advances, these new-age educators are able to expand their reach even to the rural geographies, where imparting education has majorly been an age-long challenge.Video-Based Learning Gone are the days when coaching classes were only seen as offline tu-toring sessions. With mentors and educators coming online, students are now enabled to access the same offline sessions through online plat-forms, on their smartphones. The best part about video-based learn-ing is that it can be replayed infinite number of times, which naturally eliminates the probability of miss-ing anything associated with the subject. Not only do students get ac-cess to live online lectures, but they also have the choice of watching a wide variety of rich and well-re-searched videos related to their respective subjects. With the rise of technology dis-ruptions, the future of online learn-ing seems promising and filled with a barrage of opportunities for Edtech players to innovate further. Not only are these new-age plat-forms ensuring quality education to student masses, but also making sure that learning reaches to every corner of the country. The afore-mentioned trends are gaining wid-er adoption and are already being implemented by several education-al institutions across the country. Besides, it is anticipated that these advances will slowly but surely help India turn into a digital-first nation and make its citizens smart enough to secure future jobs, which would be largely driven by technology. Akhand Swaroop Pandit
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