In the upcoming decade, the process of education is likely to come across drastic prognoses that come with the help of information and communication technologies and new social demands. Blended learning will emerge as the new standard for teaching and students will be able to have an agent-like experience for the choice of lessons. Incorporation of virtual and augmented reality will enhance many courses since they will take learners beyond the classroom.

Teachers’ tasks will shift to coaching and mentoring which, along with personalized learning experiences, will become more significance than teachers as the main source of information. Extensive focus will be placed on cooperation and work in groups and on projects, which will teach the students how to face problems and work on cases, which they encounter in practice.

Interactive classes will gradually advance globally and they will also become more accessible to students eliminating barriers occasioned by distance through the use of online tools. There will be a need to continue learning throughout one’s working careers, with upskilling and reskilling as paramount habits in a dynamic working environment.

Areas such as data protection, AI use in learning, and equity concerning access to e-learning will be of importance. The governments and educational institutions will have to consider these changes and incorporate them through policies and infrastructure and make them inclusive as will as accessible to all.

In conclusion, the advancement of education in the future is going to make the learning focused, inclusive, and IT integrated for the society to be in a better condition to be succeeded in a complex future world.

~ Sampann Sharma