How Do Mobile Apps Impact The eLearning Sector?

How Do Mobile Apps Impact The eLearning Sector?
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Summary: The eLearning industry saw a huge boost recently due to COVID; however, to understand its impact on the general market, with or without COVID, let’s have a look at this article.

Mobile Apps In eLearning

As per a report published by Statista, 2023 is about to witness a whopping user count of approximately 4.3 billion. In the US alone, the user count is expected to reach 308.39 million users. Now, with the increasing adoption of e-devices globally, the opportunity for many sectors to tackle modern users is increasing as well. Be it healthcare, education, or gaming, the number of applications serving different segments of the modern market is increasing rapidly.

Taking an example of the eLearning market, we went through a report published by Statista. The report says the global eLearning market was valued at 101 billion USD in 2019. And the same market is forecasted to reach an amazing value of 370 billion USD by 2026.

Since COVID began and the lockdown confined everyone inside their homes, the academic sector was greatly impacted. Problems such as lack of smart devices, internet access, electricity, and many more made the learning process difficult or almost impossible for many. However, this situation also explained how important learning apps are for an easier and more accessible learning process.

Currently, mLearning apps are used to teach and train for many necessary academic and professional courses and subjects. A few examples of best apps for offline and online learning are Khan Academy, Udemy, Coursera, and Google Classroom, among others. These apps provide features such as free access to a huge number of courses, virtual classrooms, digital learning sessions, and more.

6 Important eLearning App Features

To understand the impact of eLearning apps better, let’s go through a few important features these apps are offering.

Learning apps have adapted a few requirements of the market and targeted them cleverly. In other words, these apps exist to fill the gap in the learning industry to make the learning process more convenient. As a result, users are adapting and appreciating these apps. With apps such as Khan Academy, the learning process is not only more convenient but also more approachable. Proceeding further, we are focusing on a few more aspects among many that have been impacted by the increasing adoption of eLearning apps.

1. Promotion Of Personalized Learning Culture

Mobile learning apps have promoted the culture of personalized learning. Therefore, every learner gets the experience of attempting their learning process according to their needs. Take Udemy for example, the app includes multiple audio and video lectures along with their transcripts or text lectures. For segments such as coding, it is popular, as it is one of the best tools to learn from anywhere.

2. Affordable Education Is The New Trend

Khan Academy is one of the best options for free learning. The app includes varieties of courses, subjects, and study materials from syllabuses around the world. The best part about this app is that it provides all learning content you can see in the portal for free. And since technology, such as smart devices, is rapidly evolving and becoming affordable, this digital learning culture can promote and make learning more accessible for those who could not afford it earlier. Now, the question is, how do these mobile apps earn by making education free? Well, there are a few tricks. These apps earn through ads; the app maintenance cost is less compared to building and making a physical institute so the budget requirements are less. Some of these apps are also dependent upon donations, and apps such as Udemy provide affordable subjects with a cheaper course cost.

3. Freedom From Cliched Education

The days of carrying heavy books and thousands of notes are gone now. With the increasing adaptability of smart devices, opportunities are growing and the learning experience is becoming more interesting with each passing day. From games to fun activities, the learning experience has evolved so much. Now, apps provide fun quizzes, puzzle games, and more to keep the learners glued. This approach not only makes learning interesting but also makes sure that the learning experience is not tiring.

4. PLN (Personal Learning Network) Is Growing

mLearning apps are making sure that study materials and personal guides are more accessible now. There are learning apps that offer access to mentors, and personal guides to get in touch with. With such networks, one can get personalized attention and guidance to find answers to questions they are conflicted with.

5. Reduced Communication Gap Between Parents And Teachers

Now that teachers and parents are just one call away from each other, both can easily connect and exchange information. It not only helps with understanding the progress of the learner, but parents also get the latest insights and suggestions that can influence the learning process for the better. In my opinion, it can make “helping with the homework” easier for parents as well.

6. Personalized And Latest Growth Tracking

Learning apps keep track of the learner's performance through periodic or subject-wise assessments. These assessments measure the performance of the learner and keep a record of it for the future. With time, mLearning can generate a report consisting of information such as strong and weak points, tips to improve, etc. These growth reports help learners in attempting the learning process in a way that suits them.

To Conclude

As we read earlier, the features of these learning apps are making them unstoppable. With the growing adoption of smart technology, more convenient ways of the learning process will come into existence. However, we are already evolved compared to a few decades before when the only option to learn was to join classes or go through giant books.

Now, this discussion we had is not only relevant for users but mainly for developers that are not sure which market segment they should target for good growth. Even though the competition is high in the eLearning segment, there are still opportunities that can be targeted to use them. Developers or top development companies can develop learning apps with more possibilities that might influence a greater number of users.