Online learning: a new trend or the future of education?

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Column by Sergey Zamaraev, CEO of the Kursometer service, about online education.

In October 2018, the management of the Higher School of Economics (HSE) announced thatall lectures at the university will be transferred to an online format. Also in 2018, about 9% of tutors transferred their lessons to online mode, andonline education market, at the end of last year, reached 21 billion rubles. What is this: a new trend that everyone will forget about or the future of all education?

By 2021, the distance learning market in Russia is expected to increase sharply to 53 billion rubles, which is almost twice the current market situation. The fastest growing segments are traditionally language schools, business, programming and marketing. It is worth noting that courses in finance and medicine are also beginning to gain popularity.

Following the trends, online courses are starting to be conducted not only on specialized platforms, but also in social networks. Thus, it is increasingly possible to find online schools that conduct their classes on the basis of VKontakte.

The cost of online courses is also becoming accessible denmark telegram to most of the population. For example, a course on design on VKontakte can be found for 1,500 rubles and you can gain new skills that are in demand on the market.

So why is online learning becoming more popular?

Online formats help students learn new information more conveniently, quickly and effectively. Most often, the choice in favor of distance learning is based on the following factors:

mobility;
comfort;
time.
The main disadvantages of the online format are the lack of personal contact with the teacher and the need to independently build your own study schedule.

However, these problems can be easily solved with the help of modern online learning tools and platforms.

Also, unlike traditional learning, online courses offer a huge variety of formats, which allows you to find the most effective way to consume information for everyone.