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By: Gagandeep Chawla

Anu Chawla

Future of e-learning in India

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Objectives

Why is education important

Introduction to e-learning

How e-learning can be helpful

Current Scenario of e-learning in India What need to be done for promotion of e-learning in

India

Future of e-learning in India

Conclusion

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Education and its Importance

It is must for every youth, and makes him capable ofthinking and making decisions

Important for the growth and development of the nationand its economy

Government initiatives are praiseworthy to provideeducation to all.

Many new specific and vocational courses beingintroduced by the universities.

India on its way for adopting e-learning .

e-learning will definitely help in improving countrysliteracy rate and its economy.

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What is e-learning

E-learning is a technology driven, nextgeneration education system.

e-learning comprises of all forms ofelectronically supported teaching and learning

methods delivered offline or online. E-learning can be delivered on various medias

comprising of CD/DVDs, internet, intranet, iPods,mobile (this one has formed a separate branch

of study called mlearning). E-learning has made the education system allmore flexible, easy, self paced, self directed,enjoyable and understandable.

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Types of e-learning

e-learning

Asynchronous methods Synchronous methods

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Asynchronous Method

Asynchronous mode or on demand mode of e-learning is the offline one

deliverables in form of CD/DVDs, Discussiongroups/Bulletin boards etc.

The setup cost for the learner here is low. suffer from the problems like cost of production.

Skilled professionals are required for the productionpurpose using all those special software.

The human interactivity factor is absent The evaluation system in asynchronous mode is not

that skillful and good.

Students performance track on is hence absent.

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Synchronous methods

Synchronous mode or real time mode of e-learning isthe online method

This method provides the education to the learnerthrough web

Virtual classrooms / online classes, chats, blogs, wikisany or all of these can be used to provide education Human Interactivity factor is high providing interaction

between teacher-student, student-student and teacher-teacher .

Availability of the interaction ,makes tracking oflearners performance possible Students can be evaluated by the teacher and reverted

back by the improvement tips.

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Online

Classes

Evaluation

Feedback

Games

Animations

Discussion

groups

Conferencin

g

SimulationsE-learningmethods

However practically combination of both synchronousand asynchronous methods are being used to producethe e-learning modules.

Blended Learning

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Why e-learning

e-learning has already crossed academics and is now awelcomed option for companies to train their employees

Helpful for adult education

It is self paced, self directed learning methodology.

It has bring down the cost of education and training

its reachability factor makes it anytime anywherelearning method

e-learning can help a nation lead towards development

Its adoption is highly recommended

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Current scenario of e-learning inIndia

MHRD working hard to achieve the target of providing education toall

UGC & AICTE promoting various measures to lure learners intoresearch.

Teaching professions guidelines being updated from time to time for

providing well qualified faculty to institutes. ICT is doing a lot e-learning promotion and adoption by conductingworkshops and seminars across the country.

UGC EDUSAT and INFONET provides electronic access to thescholarly literature

Many private institutes like NIIT varsity have also stepped in for

providing online education Small private setups also into e-tutoring classes

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Steps to be taken for e-learningPromotion in India

Faculty members from all backgrounds and areas shouldbe given special training regarding its benefits and waysof developing e-learning contents for their subjects.

The faculty members should be encouraged to create

shareable learning objects. Special courses for the design and development of e-

learning objects should be provided by variousuniversities.

Private sector should also be encouraged and involvedin e-learning.

Provision of broadband connections in all parts of Indiaits speed and pc cost reduction should be looked into

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Future of e-learning in India

Education at primary level

Education at higher Level

Adult Education Training programs

Education in all parts of the country

Employment

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Conclusion

Concept of e-learning is still growing inIndia. Special marketing efforts for itspromotion are needed. For any nation e-

learning can improve the level of literacy,learning and economic development.Hence adoption of this learning technologywith our traditional education system and

for other purposes is a must and sincereefforts must be made for its promotionand adoption.

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