In a highly competitive world, an essential mantra for success is to stay abreast of the market trends and possibly to stay one step ahead of your competitors. This is the time of the year when we all like to crystal gaze into the future and understand the various online Learning trends that will be prevalent in the upcoming year.

Let’s look at some of the eLearning platform trends that will dominate the digital learning space in 2018.

Growth In The Test Preparation Category

2018 and the coming years are expected to present immense growth opportunities for all categories in the online education space. According to a recent study for KPMG India, test preparation is expected to be the fastest growing category in online education. This can be primarily attributed to the increase in the number of competitive exam aspirants as well as the high adoption of the online channel amongst students.

The study further states that platforms enable students to meet with relevant online tutors are fast gaining popularity especially from tier 2 and tier 3 cities.

Multi-channel Approach

As the number of personal devices a person owns increases, there is a growing trend of students accessing their content, study session and assignments from a host various personal devices. For instance, the millennial learner may start the day learning on his laptop, but as he commutes he may continue learning on his phone and may finally take the assignment on his tablet.

It is therefore essential for online Elearning platform to ensure that their platform is accessible on various devices.

Gamification

Gamification has been a fast-growing online learning trend for years and is expected to grow more in 2018. It essentially means engaging the online student and motivating him with various tools. Learners who pass various levels can be awarded, badges, access to secret levels, as well as their names on the leadership boards. To know more about gamification click here

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality, being cheaper than creating virtual reality scenarios is growing in popularity among various eLearning platforms. It creates a scenario where the real environment is modified by computer-generated information, enhancing and modifying the learner’s perception of his reality. Globally, teachers are using this tool to help their students understand difficult concepts, take them on virtual field trips and offering their realistic environments to explore and learn from. Through superimposed images and text, the teachers can help students learn through an endless array of possibilities.

MicroLearning

MicroLearning has taken the world of online learning by a story as it caters to the new need for learning on the go. By teaching and delivering content in small, bite-sized chunks, it has proven to be the perfect teaching method for the new-age students who have shorter attention spans and an affinity for learning on the move.

In the microlearning mode, the teachers ensure that the various tools used such as videos, power points, podcasts, pdf documents are never longer than 5 to 7 minutes. The student is then tested on the knowledge gained using regular quizzes and surveys.

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