Technologies that are Changing the Face of Education

Technology has taken the education sector to a different level making it accessible to people from all over the world. Technology has allowed people from different strata of society to receive and continue education. Technology trends have changed the face of education and continue to influence the sector in various ways. Technology has made education cheaper and well within reach. Here are a few technology trends that are making waves in the education sector, helping it to progress.

Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs

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Education has become extremely expensive with colleges fees escalating to unreachable heights. This is the reason why students are dropping out of college or not attending them at all. This is where, MOOCs help out students who are keen to learn. MOOCs decreases learning costs and also make education available and accessible to a huge number of people. These courses have been around for quite some time but are gaining popularity as they are becoming accepted by more and more people. 

Big names in the education sector believe that MOOCs are the beginning of learning empowered by the internet for the future. These online courses are said to be the future of education that may impact the world in a huge way. These courses are yet to become a massive phenomenon but they are slowly getting there. This technological trend has great potential and can change the education sector for good making it easy for the world to attain education. 

Bring Your Own Device or BYOD

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This trend isn’t new but when it started out, very few educational institutions allowed or accepted the concept. However, these days, the concept is peaking as smartphones, tablets and phablets are becoming less expensive, therefore, attainable by most. Also, these days, takings these devices to educational institutions is accepted. 

This trend is becoming more and more acknowledged these days because it helps to enrich the learning experiences of students and also helps in increasing the productivity of teachers and instructors. These devices, tablets and smartphones, are taking the place of computers these days and they are improving the present technologies that are being applied. 

BYOD basically enhances existing technologies making them more acceptable and easier to use than before. Through this trend, learning is basically trying to shift from print to digital making it cheaper for the masses. 

Personalised Education

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A personal approach to education will work wonders for both students and teachers. Imagine a technology that will recognise a student’s need and suggest to the teachers ways to help them learn. Well, if you think this is just a figment of imagination, reconsider. IBM’s Personalized Education Through Analytics on Learning Systems or PETALS uses advance case management, predictive modelling, deep content analytics and machine learning to boost the learning and teaching process. This technology will add a personal touch to learning experiences and fulfil the needs of every single student. This technology will help bolster the performance of each and every student. 

Social Media

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Social media is an extremely important technology trend that has helped almost all sectors of business. This trend has also influenced the education sector a great deal, helping students do better. Already, one of the biggest examples is how teachers are using social networking sites like Facebook, to get to know their students better. Groups are created by teachers, on Facebook, to increase interaction with the students of the classroom. Colleges and universities are creating their own networks for students and even public networks that draw the attention of many students across the world.  The way social media is progressing, it will soon bring students from all corners of the world together discussing the education system or learning from each other’s courses. Social media can take connect education systems of the world. 

These technology trends are creating a stir in the education sector. These technologies will help simplify education needs of the students of the world. These trends are revolutionary in their own rights and can make a huge difference in the future. 

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