E-learning has outgrown its initial inertia and emerged as a popular learning platform, but a learner behaviour study released last month by global e-learning company Edureka claims that more than 50% of e-learners, drop out before completing the course. The survey conducted by Edureka was aimed at understanding the modern Indian IT Professional's relationship with learning on the job and their behaviour when it comes to learning. The online survey was conducted among 339 Indian IT professionals who were interested in online courses. Read: How to remain relevant to your job: Re-skilling is your savior! "Low course completion rate is a critical problem that plagues the e-learning industry, but it's often forgotten in the race to acquire more customers," says Vineet Chaturvedi, Co-Founder of Edureka. "As the (online education) industry matures, completion rates will define the adoption of e-learning among professionals. Tech learners need constant motivation, high-level interactivity and engagement from learning platforms," he adds. Read: Future of work will need highly skilled human employees to do what AI and robots cannot Almost half of all IT professionals who start learning on their own, regularly give up without completing the course. Inability to motivate themselves and lack of hands-on guidance are two crucial reasons why most learners quit. Ease of access is a very important factor for IT professionals when they pick their learning platform. Most technology professionals prefer a high level of interactivity and engagement when they learn. Indian IT professionals don't mind spending on quality learning and support. Though e-learning enriches teaching and learning experiences and is gaining popularity among technology professionals and university students, people know very little learners' preferences in online courses as online education is still quite new. It's crucial to understand learners' interaction with different instructional strategies in online learning, to develop an effective e-learning methodology that can prepare IT talent to hit the ground running and this is where the Edureka learner behaviour report can help both the IT industry and e-learning companies. These are the questions the report answers: According to a KPMG and Google study, India's online education market is set to grow to $I.96 billion and around 9.6 million users by 2021, with reskilling and online certification being the largest category standing at $93 million. An earlier study by Edureka had also found that IT professionals need to up-skill 15-20 times in their career to stay relevant in the industry. In such a scenario, there's a dire need for effective e-learning platforms that can train professionals on the job. Read: 6 tips to stop turning into a job market dinosaur E-learning platforms need to rethink learner engagement and course completion seriously as accessibility and affordability will cease to be advantages soon. About Edureka: Founded in 2011, Edureka is a global e-learning platform for live, instructor-led training in trending technologies such as Big Data, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Data Science, Business Intelligence etc. Pioneers of the live, instructor-led learning model, they offer short term courses supported by online resources, along with 24x7 lifetime support, and have the highest course completion rate in the industry. Read: Robots are coming to take away your jobs: 4 tips to save your career from the automation takeover Get real-time alerts and all the on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from
More than 50 % of India 's e - learner IT professionals drop out before completing their course , a survey from Edureka has revealed . A lack of self - motivation and poor hands - on guidance were the main reasons for the low completion rate , but no solution has been discovered yet as companies race to pick up more customers . As the industry matures , the e - learning methodology will need to develop to better enable e - learners to get jobs , especially as India 's online job market is set to be worth $ 1.96bn by 2021 , $ 500 m of which will be re - skilling and training , according to KPMG and Google .