Online courses work as well as offline ones today, for those seeking a career shift or pay hike, or for those out of jobs, as Namrata Kohli, Business Standard reports.
If you want to make your career future proof and relevant to the times, just browse through the sea of in-demand certifications and courses at e-learning platforms. There is a near three-fold spike in the demand for business courses such as digital media management, stock trading, financial analysis and five-fold for tech courses in python, java, ethical hacking, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, a leading edtech platform reveals.
India has become the second largest market for e-learning, after the US. The online re-skilling and certification market is expected to reach Rs 9,381 crore by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of about 36.95 during the 2019-2024 period. People are turning to EdTech platforms for several reasons such as meaningful career transition, substantial pay hikes. While women hope to get back to work post sabbatical, out-of-job professionals seek to make their resumes attractive...
Courses on offer
Prominent platforms in this space include Coursera, Udemy, edX, upGrad, Scaler, unAcademy, TalentSprint, Google Learning, Linked in Learning, Udacity, Code Academy, and Future Learn, among many others.
These sites are essentially marketplaces for learning and connect the best of faculty with learners.
Source: Business Standard