| | 4 August 2017HIGHERReviewEditorialMore than a decade ago, I had to commute eight kilometres to reach my school. Carrying a bag full of books, I would cover half of the distance by walk and the rest by running, because, reaching the school after the first-bell was almost a crime. Today, I am still learning, but I do not commute daily with a bag full of books. Through one of the prominent online learning portals, I have enrolled in a short-term programme on `Journalism for Social Change,' conducting from the University of California, Berkeley. Reaching the classroom on time is not a matter of concern for me now, as my lessons are available 24x7, on my fingertip, away from a click. While more students prefer to take online courses at both online and brick-and-mortar institutions, digital learning is on the rise today. India has enormous potential to become the largest market for e-learning, as we are moving in the direction to host the highest number of young population in the world. According to a research conducted by KPMG, along with the insights from Google search, online education in India will be a USD 1.96 billion industry by 2021. The report finds that the paid user base will grow 6X from 1.6 million users in 2016 to 9.6 million users in 2021. It is also fascinating to see that 44 percent of education searches are now coming from beyond the top six metros in the country. With the proliferation of online education providers in the country, comes the difficulty of choosing the right portal. To ease the process of finding the perfect partner for virtual learning, we have come up with `Top 10 Promising Digital Learning Portals in India ­ 2017,' which are providing an education that is instant, online, self-driven and on the go. On the cover, we feature NeoStencil, a unique online learning platform that helps IAS aspirants to achieve their dreams without a skip in their way of life. Enjoy Reading. Sarath ShyamManaging Editorsarath@thehighereducationreview.comWhen Clicks Break Bricks Vol 5 · Issue 7 - 4 · August 22 - 2017Publisher & Editor Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Sarath Shyam Editorial Team Amrutha Ram Sneha Choudhury Raman Balakrishnan Prisila S Riya Das Editorial Queries Sales & Advertisement Advertisement queries Office To Subscribe Visit www.thehighereducationreview.com/subscription or send email to subscription@thehighereducationreview.comCover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murigheshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2017 BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Prathyoosh.K.Shajiadvertise@thehighereducationreview.comNo.124, 2nd Floor, South Block, Surya Chambers, Airport Main Road, Bangalore 560017 Tel: 080-46441103T: 080-46441192editor@thehighereducationreview.comCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalGM Sales & Marketing Monisha RavinarayanGroup Art Director Ashok KumarSr. Visualizer MaitreyeeVisualizers Vimalraj M Siva Sankar Sheethal M S Mohana krishnanHigherEducationReviewHIGHERReview
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