ONLINE LESSON #8 Teacher: Nino Iluridze

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DATE: 09/04/2020

Coronavirus lockdown could give online education a lasting boost in

India.

London (CNN Business)

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nationalwide

Schools around the world have closed their doors because of the coronavirus

pandemic, leaving more than 1.5 billion children stuck at home. While it's a great
----------- for many, it has created a ……. in demand for online learning.

Educational institutions are introducing online courses and some education

technology startups are temporarily offering free classes to help ------ the impact of
school ……….

Take Byju's, an India-based education startup named after its founder, Byju
Raveendran. In early March, it announced it would give children free access to its
learning app, which it says had more than 40 million users at the end of last year.
Around 3 million of those paid between $150 and $200 for an annual ……...

Since the announcement, the company says it has experienced a 60% ---------- in
students using its products, which range from interactive video lessons and live
classes, to quizzes and exam preparation.

A ------------- lockdown, ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in late March, means
that India's school-age population of around 300 million is suddenly having to home
educate.

"The ------------ is clearly increasing the --------------- of online education," Raveendran

tells CNN Business. "This could be a turning point for the industry, ---------- in an
increased usage of this format and changing habits in terms of how kids learn and
how teachers teach," he adds.
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