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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
The competitive edge virtual learning provides during a downturn - AYTEKIN TANK, Fast Company
With so much time being spent at home, many of us are taking advantage of the benefits of e-learning. And why not? It’s a convenient, cost-effective way of burnishing our skills or developing new ones, all while safely quarantined at home. Even before the pandemic, e-learning was on the rise. Marketing research reports predicted that the online education market would hit $350 billion by 2025—and that was before COVID-19 forced everyone indoors. Now, the many learning platforms spawned in recent years are seeing massive upticks in users: Coursera, which focuses on academic offerings, added 10 million new users between mid-March and mid-May.https://www.fastcompany.com/90544546/the-competitive-edge-virtual-learning-provides-during-a-downturn