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As per the statistics shared by online education portal ‘meritnation.com' about 90,000 users register on the education site each month, across the country. U.P. alone shows a number of 6000 to 7000 students approximately opting to study online each month. It’s been observed that Delhi accounts for the maximum number of registrations in the country with 20 percent of total online traffic on the website. Maharashtra is the second highest state with 11 to 12 percent users, followed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Each of these three state show 8 to 9 percent of users using e-learning websites.
Among the courses offered online science and mathematics are the most preferred subjects by the students, followed by English. The least opted subject by the students is Humanities. Relatively, commerce gets sufficient number of students online. Pawan Chauhan from meritnation.com while speaking about the rising trend of online education in smaller cities said, “A bigger number of students from higher classes log on to the website but a recent trend has shown that there is a high demand from parents of children studying in classes I-V for online education. This is primarily because online content is more attractive,” as reported by TNN. He informed that meritnation.com has a total of 37 lakhs users so far and shows about 1 lakh new entries each month.
Edukart, another online portal, has attracted about 10,000 users from small towns in India over the past one year. Ishan Gupta, Edukart spokesperson said, “In the recent years, we have seen small towns expressing need for assessment modules and animation videos to understand concepts in various subject. Hence, they see online education supplementing the formal one.”
As online education simplifies learning and largely provides assistance to the ‘law of averages’ it appeals both to students and parents alike. Srishti, a class IX student of Delhi Public School said, “It customizes learning solutions, self-explanatory videos and other fun exercises enabling students to understand subjects like mathematics and science interestingly compared to conventional education,” as reported by TNN.The advantage of online courses is that the course material also provides model tests, live test series, revision notes, formative assessment, aptitude and interest tests, which also enhances the learning and concentration power of students.
Amrita Dass, a career counselor said “Through online learning, a student can access the best teachers and tutors who are experts in their subjects. Students get the required inputs, guidance conveniently. E-learning also saves time and money spent on taking tuitions. Most important, learning in 3D, colours, visuals, diagrams enhance learning,'' as per TNN.
The report released by Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology shows that there has been an increase in the sale of personal computers over the years. It has recorded a 16 percent hike in computer sale from 2011 to 2012. The high number of sale of personal computers also add to the fact that there are more number of students getting access to online learning adding to its increasing growth. The technological age, has set the trend for many to adapt to it. With its unlimited resources it has made education reach to the many who don’t have direct access but have found a way to connect and learn based on their level of curiosity quotient.
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