In this presentation, I have briefly discussed the rise and future of Online Education. Pros and cons of Online Education are also mentioned.

1. Online
Education
(A Global Perspective)
Presented by:
Ovais Bin Imtiaz

2. C O N T E N T S
1. What is online education?
2. Rise of online education
3. The challenges of online learning
4. How is the education sector responding?
5. Future of Online Education
6. Pros and cons of online education
7. Conclusion

3. • Online education is a flexible learning system that takes place
via the Internet.
• Online learning gives educators an opportunity to reach
students who may not be able to enroll in a traditional
classroom course.
• It also supports students who need to learn on their own
pace.
What is online education?

4. Rise of online education
• The COVID-19 has resulted in schools shut all across the
world. Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the
classroom.
• As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the
distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is
undertaken remotely and on digital platforms.
• Research suggests that online learning has been shown to
increase retention of information, and take less time,
meaning the changes coronavirus have caused might be
here to stay.

5. • Some students without reliable internet access and/or technology
struggle to participate in digital learning. This gap is seen across
countries and between income brackets within countries.
• For example, whilst 95% of students in Switzerland, Norway, and
Austria have a computer to use for their schoolwork, only 34% in
Indonesia do, according to a report.
• In the US, whilst virtually all 15-year-olds from a privileged
background said they had a computer to work on, nearly 25% of
those from disadvantaged backgrounds did not.
• While some schools and governments have been providing digital
equipment to students in need, such as in New South Wales,
Australia, many are still concerned that the pandemic will widen
the digital divide.
The challenges of online learning

6.  In response to rising demand, many online learning
platforms are offering free access to their services,
including platforms like BYJU’S in India which is now the
world’s most highly valued edtech company. Since
announcing free live classes, BYJU’s has seen a 200%
increase in the number of new students using its app.
 Tencent classroom witnessed a rapid growth since mid-
February after the Chinese government instructed a quarter
of a billion full-time students to resume their studies
through online platforms. This resulted in the “ largest
online movement” in the history of education with
approximately 730,000, or 81% of K-12 students, attending
classes via the Tencent K-12 Online School in Wuhan.
How is the education sector responding?

7.  Alibaba’s distance learning solution, DingTalk, had to
prepare for a similar influx: “To support large-scale remote
work, the platform tapped Alibaba Cloud to deploy more
than 100,000 new cloud servers in just two hours last month
– setting a new record for rapid capacity expansion,”
according to DingTalk CEO, Chen Hang.
 Lark, a Singapore-based collaboration suite initially
developed by ByteDance as an internal tool to meet its own
exponential growth, began offering teachers and students
unlimited video conferencing time, auto-translation
capabilities, real-time co-editing of project work, and smart
calendar scheduling, amongst other features.

8.  Online learning is on the rise. A recent poll found
that 46% of recent graduates took an online class
to complete their degree.
 More people than ever are turning to hybrid
courses that combine distance learning with
traditional classroom methods.
 Many students are attracted to the flexibility of
online learning and combine their studies with
work or personal commitments.
 For others, distance learning is a less expensive
alternative to traditional campus-based courses.
 Online learning course vary quite dramatically,
comparable degrees cost around 50% less
Future of Online Education

9. Pros and cons of online education
Pros
1. Students can learn fro anywhere.
2. Problems like bullying are reduced.
3. Students can take more breaks when needed.
4. Students do not have to face outside distractions that are
present in a school environment.
5. Students can learn with less fear/anxiety about others judging
them.
6. Students can communicate with teachers through different
methods (e.g., text, audio, video).
7. Students can mute their mics if they need to talk or make
distracting sounds.
8. Supportive school staff members (e.g., teacher, para, aid,
counselor, etc.) can meet with students virtually (in a small
group or one on one) to go over any challenges the student may
be having.

10. Cons
1. Parents need to be with kids at all times. Some families cannot afford this.
2. Some students need to be shown exactly how to do something via
demonstration which may be challenging through a screen in some cases .
3. Screen light can be damaging for our eyes.
4. Some students do not have access to computers/wifi, etc. We need to discuss
how to support these students.
5. Some students have significant difficulty sitting or staying in one place for long
periods (due to physical, medical, or emotional reasons).
6. Students without proper supervision or those who are not self-motivated can
easily get off task in the home environment and start engaging in activities
like watching youtube videos, playing video games, texting friends.
7. Students may not have a quiet space to work, which many need in order to
concentrate, stay on task, etc.
8. Some children may be in abusive homes. This may be missed if they are only
observed in an online environment. Students may feel they have no way out
of an unsafe environment.

11. Conclusion
Growth Opportunity
for EdTech
Companies
• Increasing trend of online
education has paved a great way of
growth and expansion for Edtech
Companies
• The sector is expected to generate
employment in service sector.
• GDP is expected to grow at faster
rate if the trend continues.
Better Facilities to
students
• Students now have access to world
class education at the ease of their
home.
• Good courses are available at
reasonable prices.
• With the continuous growth and
competition students will be
benefited in terms of pricing and
quality of education.

12. T H A N K Y O U