New Normal in Education
Before the year 2020 when the pandemic struck, many works were being done in a traditional way for ages. We never thought of changing the way these works were being done. But the pandemic presented many challenges and forced us to think in a way where our way of life changed. It created new work paths which were more efficient, but this also meant that many jobs became redundant or obsolete. The people involved in these jobs had only two options, either they face a job loss or they learn new skills or upskill themselves to be able to retain their jobs. And this option of upskilling presented itself during a lockdown situation when people could not even step out of their homes. This two-sided sword of fear of job loss and lockdown also brought a rational change in the way learning / education was perceived till now. People started looking at online courses as a safe and valid option, be it for regular graduation / post-graduation courses or skill-based courses. People started adapting