A survey on online education in India reveals that Delhiites are still hesitant when it comes to taking up courses online.
According to a new survey, out of the six metro cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai — a maximum number of people opt for online education from Mumbai followed by Bangalore and then Delhi.
Around 19 per cent of people from Delhi choose online courses as compared to 30 per cent in Mumbai. As to the total percentage of those enrolling themselves for online programmes, 75 per cent are men and 25 per cent are women.
As far as the corporate world is concerned, 53 per cent of the senior level managers go for online courses, followed by 22 per cent who are in midlevel, 17 per cent of those in junior level and 8 per cent of entry-level employees. A high number of enrolments are recorded in the age group of 40 years and above. Young managers in the age group of 22 to 25 years comprise a minuscule number of enrolments.
It emerges that digital learning enjoys the highest popularity in South India at 37 per cent. West India stands at 31 per cent, North India at 28 per cent and East India accounts for a meagre four per cent of enrolments.
The survey, conducted by a private organisation Talentedge, also reveals that a maximum number of enrolments comprise people from the IT/BPO industry. Digital marketing, strategic management and business management are the popular online courses preferred by national as well as international participants.
The study states that online courses are widely preferred by those who wish to strengthen their CVs, build domain expertise and those looking for career advancement.
Easy accessibility is one of the factors that is steering the growth graph of online education in the country. While these are the positives that work in its favour, the research also pinpoints that factors like no internet accessibility and credibility of the course provider are barriers that refrain people from choosing online education over traditional counterparts.
“The survey is in tandem with the Digital India Initiative that aims to create a full-fledged digital infrastructure, provide internet-led governance and enhance digital literacy of the country,” Aditya Malik, CEO and MD, Talentedge said.
The respondents who took part in the survey also revealed that because people are accustomed to the traditional system of learning, switching to the online mode of education makes them hesitant.
