School education has academic & extra curricular components both. School education is not only meant for learning academic subjects but also is meant for the overall personality development of the student. In academics, there may be laboratory experimentation part also and therefore in-person system which is prevalent can effectively address the current requirements of synchronous education. However, these schools may be more efficient if they use online system for asynchronous education. Using this asynchronous system to conduct tests, for forum discussions, for assignments etc. they can reduce paper work and may extend the access timings.
Specialised education is meant to excel in a particular area. A very common example of specialised training is for entrance examinations which are primarily theoretical (there may be questions related to experiments but actual laboratory experiments are not required to be performed for most). For this one requires highly focused approach unlike school education where one requires broader approach as it is for overall personality development too. Specialised education which is predominantly theoretical can be imparted very effectively via Internet. There are distinct advantages in online education like no travel time increasing efficiency, anywhere access (transfer or travel to a different place does not affect the course) to live classes, all classes can be recorded (just like it is done at Physics Guru) to allow the student to revise repeatedly, round the clock access to recordings, online study material & online tests. With low cost of Internet, low cost of laptops with increasing laptop battery backup time (this ensures the electricity failure issue is addressed) this solution can be the future of education for a large populace. As the gap between mobile phones and laptops bridges further, it could be for everyone in future.
Specialised education is meant to excel in a particular area. A very common example of specialised training is for entrance examinations which are primarily theoretical (there may be questions related to experiments but actual laboratory experiments are not required to be performed for most). For this one requires highly focused approach unlike school education where one requires broader approach as it is for overall personality development too. Specialised education which is predominantly theoretical can be imparted very effectively via Internet. There are distinct advantages in online education like no travel time increasing efficiency, anywhere access (transfer or travel to a different place does not affect the course) to live classes, all classes can be recorded (just like it is done at Physics Guru) to allow the student to revise repeatedly, round the clock access to recordings, online study material & online tests. With low cost of Internet, low cost of laptops with increasing laptop battery backup time (this ensures the electricity failure issue is addressed) this solution can be the future of education for a large populace. As the gap between mobile phones and laptops bridges further, it could be for everyone in future.
A hybrid approach - physical presence as well as the virtual presence - addresses both needs of the school education effectively.