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Monday, January 12, 2015
‘The greatest challenge for online education in India is poor internet connectivity in rural areas’ - Vikram Chaudhary, Financial Express
The greatest challenge for online education in India is internet connectivity in rural areas. As infrastructure increases, so will the popularity of online education as a means of gaining new skills. Payment is another issue. While most Indian learners come to our site to take courses for free, many who would like to pay to earn a verified certificate are unable to do so. To alleviate that problem, we have started to introduce more accessible prices for our learners in India.
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/jobs/the-greatest-challenge-for-online-education-in-india-is-poor-internet-connectivity-in-rural-areas/26035/