A STUDY OF POPULAR ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PORTALS (WEB APPS) IN INDIA

This research paper investigates the landscape of popular online educational portals in India, examining their features, user engagement, and impact on learning outcomes. As the demand for digital education surges, especially post-pandemic, platforms like BYJUS and Unacademy have emerged as significant players. The study employs a study of secondary data from the selected portals. Key metrics analysed include user accessibility, content variety, pedagogical effectiveness, and user satisfaction. Findings reveal a diverse range of educational resources tailored to different learning needs, highlighting the effectiveness of interactive tools and personalized learning paths. A Modern-Day Approach: The NEP 2020 has a special focus on online education. Universities and institutions like NITs and IGNOU will be conducting pilot research studies to maximize the benefits of digital learning in India. Online tools and platforms like DIKSHA and SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) will be upgraded with new insight into training content, in-class resources, assessment aids, profiles, etc. that will allow seamless interaction. It also focuses on the creation of public digital and interoperable infrastructure that can be utilised by multiple platforms.  NEP 2020 emphasizes the creation of virtual labs wherein students can practice their theoretical knowledge and make course content available in different languages. The newly renamed Ministry of Education proposes to set up a dedicated unit for the promotion of digital learning. The dedicated unit will comprise experts from the field of education, educational technology, administration, and e-governance who will focus on the online learning needs of both the school and higher education. More emphasis will be given to online assessment and examinations.  The present age is driven by digital technology and the whole globe comes under the influence of the Internet and the World Wide Web. The internet equipped both the education seeker as well as the education provider and laid them together under the virtual roof. Due to this, the concept of virtual classrooms is already popularized across the globe. Therefore, in the modern era, the role of online technology in providing education is vital and with its flexible nature online educational technology has gained popularity. The online education is now more accessible to the less privileged groups in comparison to the centralized classroom education system.

本研究论文旨在调研印度主流在线教育门户网站的发展现状，对其功能特点、用户参与度及学习成效的影响展开分析。随着后疫情时代数字教育需求激增，BYJUS、Unacademy等平台已成为行业核心参与者。本研究采用针对选定门户网站的二手数据研究方法，本次分析的关键指标包括用户可及性、内容多样性、教学法有效性及用户满意度。

研究结果显示，针对不同学习需求打造了多元化教育资源，凸显了互动教学工具与个性化学习路径的应用成效。

【当代教育新范式】：印度国家教育政策2020（National Education Policy 2020，NEP 2020）特别聚焦在线教育领域。印度国家理工学院（National Institutes of Technology，NITs）、英迪拉·甘地国立开放大学（Indira Gandhi National Open University，IGNOU）等高校及机构将开展试点研究，以最大化数字学习在印度的应用价值。DIKSHA与SWAYAM（Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds）等在线工具及平台将依托培训内容、课堂资源、评估工具、用户画像等维度进行升级，以实现顺畅交互。该政策同时聚焦构建可被多平台复用的公共数字互操作基础设施。NEP 2020强调搭建虚拟实验室，使学生能够将理论知识付诸实践，并支持以多语言形式发布课程内容。新近更名的印度教育部计划设立专门机构，以推动数字教育发展。该专属机构将吸纳教育、教育技术、行政管理及电子政务领域的专家，聚焦基础教育与高等教育阶段的在线学习需求。该政策还强调进一步强化在线评估与考试环节。

当今时代由数字技术驱动，全球各地均受互联网与万维网的深刻影响。互联网赋能教育需求者与教育供给者，将二者汇聚于同一虚拟空间。正因如此，虚拟课堂的理念已在全球范围内得到普及。因此，在当代语境下，在线技术在教育供给中的作用至关重要；凭借灵活特性，在线教育技术已获得广泛认可。相较于集中式课堂教育体系，在线教育如今对社会弱势群体而言更为易得。