The Unfinished Question
Why The Future Of Learning Is Not Very Obvious
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart-Helen Keller
The evolution of learning is a fantastic story of our constant and incomplete endeavor to find better modes of imparting education. Our struggle stems from the fact that word ‘education’ has deeper connotations than its most obvious meaning. The gap between academia and real life experience is a good proxy of that deeper meaning.
We believe that digitization can replace the existing university system. In 2018, rougly $1.45 billion was invested in EdTech in the USA surpassing the $1.2 billion invested in 2017. As per research by Seattle based Metaari, global investment in EdTech reached an astonishing $10.6 billion in first three quarters of 2018. There are about 700 universities offering an online education either through MOOC’s or paid lessons. Harvard launched their version HBX in 2013.
The reality today is far from a completely digital landscape. Instead of supplanting the old order, technology has democratized access and created other options that complement our real life university experience. We need to search for less obvious answers…
