EdTech becomes the need of the hour as Covid-19 prevails

The unprecedented disruption caused by the outbreak of the Corona Virus has assured that remaining inside our homes is the key to fight against it. The problem to be concerned about is that the disorder has extended to effect manifold spheres of living, like businesses, medical sectors, agriculture, education, etc. The mere factor that is binding us as a society, in these times, is the propelling of technology. The effective use of technology can assist in harboring the situation of some domains, primarily the field of education.

The virus has been proactive in impacting the conventional education system of India as well. Here is the time when EdTech gets the opportunity to come to the forefront to solve the wreck in the education system. This article essentially focuses on how EdTech can become the necessity to serve for the betterment of students’ futures during social distancing.

With the rise in digitalization of almost every prospect around us, technology has devised the way to win every race and drive the world. It is upon us, humans, to extract the best advantage out of it. EdTech has taken over the matter much seriously and thus, it might turn out to be a changing factor in the upsurge of online learning.

The biggest hurdle that has been faced by the EdTech companies is to win over the trust of their customers and project the Online or Live Classes as better than Classroom Learning. This behavioral change is slow to acquire by the industry, which is true for every new technology. For instance, automated transmission cars are better than manual cars, but the behavior of the target audience towards manual cars is hesitant to change.

The outbreak of Coronavirus has brought forth at least one positive change that favors the EdTech companies of our country as the present conditions will ensure their accelerated growth. The people preferring conventional Classroom Programs will also portray their trust and a huge number of students are going to shift their learning to online mode. The remote learning will develop and the people residing in distant regions would be benefitted from the learning access.

The anxiety and agitation inside the parents have led them to not let the circumstances hinder the growth of their children. The idea of remote learning has already commenced flourishing after every school in India decides to shut down. The free time in hand can be completely utilized by enrolling the children in Online Class Programs or Live Classroom Programs started by many EdTech firms.

How does EdTech stand as better access to facilitate learning?

The Edtech firms in India, such as Upgrad, Unacademy, Coding Blocks, Gradeup, etc. have taken an upsurge in driving their classes more prominently and effectively after the chaos began. These organizations are putting their best foot forward to make it a better learning experience for all their users.

● Exact Replica of Classroom Programs - Online Live Classes are the best version of Classroom Programs and perfect replacement as these classes provide two-way interactive lectures for better communication.

● Time-saving & cost-effective - Online Live Courses are cost-effective as compared to the Classroom Courses as the prices are potentially low & reasonable for students across the country. These classes also save you from the burden of commuting.

● Comfort of your room - There is no place to learn better than your home. Online Live Classes via EdTech provides you the means to facilitate learning in a comfortable and secure method.

● State-of-the-art Technology - These firms make use of the most updated and cutting-edge tools and models to enable an accessible learning process.

● Availability of more material - Internet expands the horizon of our scope. Therefore, Edtech provides comprehensive and extensive material to the people for a better understanding.

Edtech firms are the growing players in the industry and this is the crucial time to make history for them.

Despite any crisis, education should never come to a standstill. This has brought us to the leading fact that education as a perpetual business will never fail to thrive and Edtech has a great chance in hand to prove it right now.

By Sankalp Sundar, CEO, Coding Blocks