Page 6 - Online Education

Coursera CEO on merits of online learning combined with remote working

Jeff Maggioncalda tells Anjuli Bhargava how online learning combined with remote working can be a game changer for disadvantaged societies

When will schools open? The new set up and Centre's guidelines explained

School will gradually reopen from October 15 and the education ministry released guidelines for the reopening

Open Book Exam isn't easy: Here is all you need to know about concept

From difference between Open Book exam and other methods, pros and cons of OBE to difficulty level of Open Book Exam, here are answers to some FAQs on OBE

Covid-19 impact: Ed-Tech boom may create more opportunities for women

Teamlease Services alone has seen ed-tech companies post more than 20,000 jobs on the job portal in the last three months

The nitty-gritty of renovating your house to make it Covid-compliant

With stay-at-home, the house has become an office, school, fitness zone, entertainment--all rolled into one. New needs that have arisen have created demand for upgrades and renovations

Supply gadgets with internet packages to EWS students: Delhi HC to schools

Delhi High Court directed private unaided as well as government schools to supply gadgets of optimum configuration along with Internet packages to EWS/DG students for accessing online education

Online higher education to continue strong growth in coming years: RedSeer

Online education will be critical in driving this from a supply point of view as offline infrastructure is not enough to cater all alone, he added

Ronnie Screwvala's upGrad aims to take higher education offerings overseas

upGrad has earmarked Rs 500 crore for investments in the next 18-24 months for its overseas expansion

We are nowhere close to saturation in edtech space: Byju's founder & CEO

Byju's has received investments from Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from private equity firm Silver Lake, taking valuation close to $11 bn. In an interview, the CEO tells us what all this means

E-education to online practicals: How teachers are coping with new normal

On the occasion of Teachers' Day, Business Standard spoke to teachers to understand how they were coping with the new normal of this Covid time

Unacademy is like the Netflix for live education: CEO Gaurav Munjal

In an interview with Samreen Ahmad and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, Gaurav Munjal of Unacademy says the Covid-19 pandemic may have shortened the time the company has taken to achieve $1.45 billion valuation

Simplilearn sees huge demand from professionals to upgrade skills

The edtech firm is doubling down on global expansion in markets such as the Middle East, Africa and the Far East, and expects to cross Rs 500 crore revenues in FY2020-21

States may permit schools to call 50% staff, students of 9th to 12th: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs released Unlock 4 guidelines which said that states, UTs may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools from Sept 21

'Make in India' AI-based platform enabling online exams with ease

Online digital assessment platform HireMee on Wednesday said its 'make in India artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform is enabling online examination in a cost-effective manner in the country.

Accel wants to democratise access to knowledge for startup community

Accel's SeedToScale platform aims to share highly-curated insights, networks and playbooks from founders, investors and operators with the startup founders

Online higher education sector to be worth $5 billion by FY25: Report

This will be a ten-fold growth from an industry size of $500 million in FY20

94% kids don't have smartphones or internet to access e-education: CRY

The objective of the study was to embark on a fact-finding mission on 'internet accessibility of children' in the age group of 11-18 years

Mi India pledges 2,500 smartphones to support online education

Xiaomi said its arm MI India will distribute 2,500 handsets worth Rs 2 crore to support online education of children who are worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Covid-19 impact: Edtech firm Byju's nears $1-billion revenue milestone

In FY20, the company posted a revenue of Rs 2,800 crore ($370 million), a 100 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.

Online education not a substitute for school learning: Manish Sisodia

Online education is not a substitute for school education and its purpose is to keep the learning process moving, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.