The concept of education has gradually and significantly evolved over the last few years, consecutively with technological advancements as witnessed in the fields of science, agriculture and industry. Each of these aspects has helped in the positive evolution and made it easier for humans. Similarly, the evolution in the field of education has come in the form of advanced tech that has helped in making learning more effective and interesting to the students. There has been a rapid increase in the use of modern education tools, along with interactive learning where students are provided with theoretical and practical knowledge at the same time. Evolution has also occurred in the way education is being provided to the students. The presence of several educational applications, for both students and teachers have further proven this point. Today, there are separate educational mediums present for the students, through which they are able to attend online classes from the comforts of their home. Similarly, there are also separate mobile teacher app present that are exclusively used by teachers to manage their students or take classes through them. Thus, it can be stated that each of these aspects have further led to an improvement in the way education is being provided to the students today. It also furthered the efficiency of the students making them more attentive towards their students followed by an increase in their overall productivity.
Current trend of online education
There has been a significant change observed in the way education is being perceived in current times. The covid 19 pandemic brought about a major change in how students were receiving education.From attending schools and classes offlines, the pandemic forced the shutdown of such institutions forcing the students to start attending classes online. Even after being aware of the several benefits being provided by online education, students and parents were reluctant to accept this medium and adapt. However, it was only further down the road when the benefits of being taught online were further felt by students and parents that they began to champion the use of online education. Currently, there are millions of students, both school going and professionals who are using this online platform to gain knowledge and have benefited from the same. It has helped students be able to maintain the covid 19 protocols efficiently and keep them safe from the disease.
Effect of online education in the Indian subcontinent
The Indian educational landscape was not prep[ared initially when it came to using online methods to teach its students. A few educational apps have been in the market for a significant amount of time yet have borne little fruit. The Major confusion amongst the students was regarding how they will be able to meet their teachers, while on the side of the teachers the confusion was regarding how to teach online. However, the state of the pandemic acted as a boon for the subcontinent as it pushed teachers and educational institutions to look for alternatives which will help in ensuring the maintenance of education. It was at this juncture, that all major educational institutions across the country decided to adopt the medium of online teaching when it came to teaching classes. There were several institutions who worked towards the development of their own educational apps through which students were able to attend classes. SWhile several private organizations developed their own apps to provide private education to the students. Thus, it was through these methods that online revolutions started in India and changed the educational landscape completely.
Advantages of online education
There are several advantages present when it comes to availing online education, a few of which have been mentioned below.
- It is flexible and convenient with students and teachers being able to get access to these clases from anywhere and at any time.
- It is cost effective as for private institutions the fees to attend these classes is very minimal, while there are several organizations that provide classes for free.
- It helps in increasing the attention of the students and also they are able to retain greater information, as these classes make use of modern education tools to teach their students, thereby making education interesting.