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INDIA’S ONLINE EDUCATION MARKET

Online education market in India currently at around 300 Million is expected to skyrocket to USD 1.96 Billion by 2021. This growth is attributed to a variety of factors which collectively contribute; some of them are:  Young Population  Digital Push by government  Quality of Education  Technology ease  Affordable cost compared to offline programs  Flexibility of time Apart from higher education and corporate training where learning online seems to be almost the status quo, the school system has also integrated it in its teaching. With free learning programs that have been offered online, users have realized the tremendous value in a paid course and are flocking in great numbers. The paid user base currently at 2 million is expected to hit 9.6 million by 2020. This growth has spurred international universities to take this route to enter the Indian education market. Over USD 1.6 billion of foreign direct investment by international universities since 2000 in the educatio