siliconindia | | July 20189a) Modular Learning: In cricket world, the interest from Test Match-es evolved to One Day and now T-20. Similarly, in Education, the students should have the choice to create their own degrees, i.e., bundle their own semesters. Instead of spending four years in a B.Tech and further two years for an MBA, one can just take a semester worth of course in Artificial Intelligence or Data Science from a university on a MOOC platform like edX and label this credential as a MicroMasters or a MicroBachelors degree. These credentials can be taken completely online, costs a tiny fraction of an on-campus semester worth of course, and are also credit backed, i.e., they lead to an on-cam-pus degree pathways. Students who are still at college are now bundling taking these MicroMasters so they're not just a B.Tech when they gradu-ate, but a B.Tech with a MicroMas-ters in Machine Learning from a top university of the world.b) Omni-Channel Learning: Just how traditional businesses have evolved from Brick & Mortar shops to online retailchannels, Education is no longer confined to on-campus classrooms. Learners can now com-plete a part of their degree online, gain practical knowledge at work through internship, and complete re-maining semester online and univer-sity awards them a complete degree. Students now have the flexibility to learn not just in classrooms, but through their mobile or laptop at home, or at work. c) Life-long Learning: If you spot a 40-year-old man at a univer-sity campus, you'll most likely think of him as a professor, administrative staff or anything but not a student. Our classrooms are not designed for life-long learning. However, the real learning starts where formal education ends. A business finds it much cost-effective to upskill an existing resource then to find a new resource with the desired skill-set. They invest heavily in finding rele-vant content, learning platforms and content engagement tools to ensure their people at every level are intrin-sically motivated to upskill them-selves. MOOCs like edX are doing a fantastic job to meet the learning needs of businesses of all sizes at employee's pace and convenience. Leading organizations around the world are using these platforms for training entry-level employees to senior most executives in the most efficient manner. Clearly, the world is under an exciting rapid transformation phase. More automation will always lead to more jobs. Machine needs man and man needs skills to operate them. One cannot over emphasise the im-portance of skilling to stay relevant and stay ahead. As Jim Rohn says `Formal Education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune'. Education is no longer confined to on-campus classrooms. Students now have the flexibility to learn not just in classrooms, but through their mobile or laptop at home, or at work
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