In our present age, the use of technology has become inevitable. With widespread adoption, technology can be found almost everywhere. The education sphere is no exception and emergence of new tools facilitate the widespread of education technology, or Edtech. This phenomenon has become more prevalent over the last two decades and is now the reality of millions all over the globe. Let us explore the reasons behind the ascent of Edtech with a focus in e-learning.
What factors have propelled EdTech?
- The significant reduction in costs of IT peripherals due to growing demands from the mid 90’s
- The increase in processing power despite miniaturisation
- The accessibility of internet to a wider population
Educational institutions with foresight embarked on this journey early on and have facilitated the delivery of their courses to learners beyond the walls of their institutes. A need for accessible quality education is on the rise globally. SLX Learning, recently published a short video on this topic, which you can watch here.
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Why do people choose to study online?
Time
Courses now reside in the cloud. With the shift to life-long learning, it is now easy to quench one’s thirst of knowledge. Learners can accommodate time outside of their work and familial commitments to earn a college degree. People can also top-up their portfolio with knowledge related to their field of expertise or bring a twist to their career altogether by enhancing their employability skills. Online courses indeed help many stay in employment while studying.
Money
With lower resources involved to host virtual courses on the internet, universities and training institutes can effectively lower their tuition fees, rendering their courses and degrees more accessible.
Proximity
The world is literally within reach with the internet. Courses hosted online attract learners from far and wide; people who otherwise might not have been able to relocate for pursuing knowledge.
Staying relevant and competitive in the job market
Skilling up or upskilling training is encouraged by employers who contribute to such endeavours. People in the workforce are nowadays more inclined to follow this path if the courses are available online due to the flexibility of being incorporated into an existing schedule.
Pursuit of knowledge
Some people are fully aligned with the concept of life-long learning. Online courses allow them to achieve such pursuits seamlessly, quenching their never-ending thirst of knowledge.
Course facilitators more approachable
Unlike a traditional lecture hall, virtual learning makes it less intimidating to approach a professor or course facilitator. Students can easily seek clarifications on course points by posting questions on the learning platform.
Why is Edtech a viable solution in e-learning?
Minimising resources while still reaching a wide number of people feels like a sustainability dream. Well Edtech can be a long term solution for delivering education, tailored if need be, to individuals irrespective of geo-location and demographics. Cutting down on space taken up by traditional campuses and costs related to maintenance of libraries and lecture halls translate into cheaper and accessible quality education for the mass. This model is customisable as well and can be tailored to meet the career aspirations of individuals in the near future. Edtech can effectively help with maintaining a more motivated and engaged workforce in the long run.
The world in constant disruption with implementations of new technology every so often. Edtech offers the potential to train or SkillUp human resources regularly to make the most of corporate’s technological investments. Resources on acquiring leadership skill and promoting soft skills in the workplace are already abundant online.
An ecological benefit of Edtech is cutting down on transportation to and from education institutes. This reduces an energy requirement which has the potential to impact positively the greenhouse effect equation.
Affordable quality education for the mass is a reality with Edtech and propels a nation’s growth. This can be a tool to catalyse the transition of developing nations at a faster pace.
Edtech in an e-learning context is still in its beginning stages. With accreditation bodies re-working their structures to accommodate the inevitable digital revolution, the coming decades shall witness a growth of meaningful online learning adopted by the masses, from youths to people in employment.
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