| | 4 SEPTEMBER 2018HIGHERReviewEditorialWhile, the number of graduates in the streets of India is rising exponentially every year, the education system in the country is in the process of graduating from black boards to digital boards. In fact, the Union Budget for 2018 ­ 19 had allocated Rs. 456 Crore for Digital Learning, indicating that the central government is now focusing on improving the quality of education by integrating technology. The results of a research conducted by KPMG along with insights from Google search also shows that the government is moving in the right direction when it comes to digitalization of learning. The report titled `Online Education in India: 2021' says that there have been a 2x growth in online searches for education and a 3X growth in searches from a mobile device. Moreover, 44 percent of education searches are now coming from beyond the top six metros and there has been a 4X growth in education content consumption on YouTube in the last one year. Undoubtedly, India as a country with nearly 500 million internet users has a lot of potential to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the digital learning solution providers. At present, digital learning solutions' market in India is at $2 billion and it is the largest digital education industry outside the US. However, identifying a quality content provider is the biggest challenge for online learners, as there are numerous digital learning portals available today. In this issue, we have come up with two exclusive listings; `Top 10 Promising Digital Learning Portals' and `Top 10 Promising Institutes for Distance Learning'. We sincerely hope that our initiative will assist the aspirants' educational journey and broaden their horizons and grasp better opportunities, while helping them select the right portals of learning. On the cover, we feature, a cutting-edge online portal called Namaste German, which has a unique online training pattern that replicates the exact offline training curriculum and training styles. Enjoy Reading. Sarath ShyamManaging Editorsarath@thehighereducationreview.comClassrooms without Walls and Boards Vol 6 · Issue 8-1 · SEPTEMBER - 2018Publisher & Editor Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Sarath Shyam Editorial Team Lakshmi G Raman Balakrishnan Riya Das Aveek Pal Chaudhuri 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 © 2018 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.Augustin Sunny NoelDeepa Madvertise@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 KumarVisualizers Vimalraj M Siva Sankar Suanya Vishnu T RHigherEducationReviewHIGHERReview
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