Online Learning Update

November 16, 2014

‘India is great potential market for online education’

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

by Vanita Srivastava, Hindustan Times

India has a huge market for online education and this should be tapped to meet the demand and supply gap for employment, says Rick Levin, the Chief Executive Officer of Coursera, a leading online learning platform worldwide. “ India is one of the fastest growing markets. In fact, after the US, the maximum number of Coursera learners come from India and China. In just two years we have around 8 lakh Indian learners and this will grow in the coming years,” Dr Levin, who was the President of Yale University for almost 20 years before joining Coursera, told HT. Most of the Indian learners prefer courses on business management and technology, he said, adding: “Another unique feature is that more than 50% of the Indian learners are under 30.” Coursera signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) on Monday, to develop content and design courses for Coursera’s 10-million-plus learners.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-is-great-potential-market-for-online-education/article1-1284217.aspx

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