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Tips to develop successful E-learning app in 2020

Coronavirus pandemic has affected the world badly. Students throughout the world are idle because of the pandemic. Providing education to students by having them under one roof is risky and might cost their lives. E-learning is the only way of providing education to the students without any compromise on their health.

According to Orbis Research, the global E-learning market is set to surpass $275 billion value by 2022. The market size was estimated at over USD165.21 billion in 2015 and it is predicted to grow at over 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the 2015-2022 period.

With an increase in smartphone users, E-learning through mobile applications will reach great heights. When the app is developed by the best E-learning app development company, the price will be competitively less without any compromise on the quality.

The major factors that promote E-learning are:

  • Easy access to the classes.
  • Flexibility in the time of usage.
  • Low cost to avail.
  • E-learning can give illustrations that are easy for understanding.
  • The safest way to learn during pandemics.

The different modules of E-learning are:

  1. E-learning videos app.
  2. E-class- E-learning classrooms.
  3. E learning-dedicated for exams.
  4. E-learning professional educations.
  5. E-learning doubt clearing platforms.

E-learning videos app:

In the E-learning videos app, dedicated teachers record various concepts from students’ subjects and share them in the app for students to learn from their respective platforms. Eg Byju’s, Vedantu.

Students can avail of them whenever they want but cannot clear their doubts. Doubts have to be asked by emails or by adding comments below the video.

E class – E-learning classrooms:

This app bridges the gap between the teachers and the students by connecting them virtually. Here the class is scheduled and students can interact with their teachers and ask their doubts. These interactive classes will be available offline for students that do not join the class.

E-learning dedicated for exams:

This app provides its users with videos and classes for dedicated government exams like UPSC, SSC, etc. This application facilitates students to get prepared for competitive exams. The classes are less interactive but focused more on exam preparation.

E-learning professional educations:

This app provides the learning platforms for students to prepare for their professional educations like medicine, engineering and also helps them in clearing their entrance exams.

E-learning doubt clearing platforms:

This type of E-learning apps is only for doubt clearing sessions, where the students will be asking their doubts and it will be clarified by dedicated professionals.

From the above models, E-learning apps can be developed based on its features by Soft Suave, the leading E-learning app development company in India. The application developed is of high quality and comparatively low price in the app development field.

The Essential features of E-learning apps are:

Developing an E-learning platform can be challenging if the right features are not integrated into the application.

  • Registration and log in.
  • Profile creation.
  • In build video player for viewing classes.
  • Access to camera and audio for live classes.
  • Payment gateways integration.
  • Push notification.
  • Scheduling of classes.
  • Rating and review.

Value-added features for enhanced experience are:

  • Offline video viewing.
  • Mock tests for competitive exams.
  • Assignment submission forum.
  • Participants directory.
  • Comprehensive meetings (to give classroom ambiance).
  • Dedicated doubt clearing sessions.

Cost of developing E-learning application:

E-learning applications will be used by students through various gadgets so it must be versatile and compatible with all platforms. Developing a mobile and web application will cost much and also requires a vast skill set. It would be simple to get these applications created at a competitive cost and in less time in the contemporary market from Soft Suave. With a vast pool of expert developers from Soft Suave, E-learning applications can be developed on budget and time.

Pros of E-learning app:

Saves a lot of money:

Availing E-learning, students can save a lot of money spent on transport, stationery and etc. Likewise, the institution can save the money spent on building rent, water and supplies, and other maintenance costs.

Comfort in learning:

Unlike traditional learning, E-learning offers flexible time by learning offline. This helps people to learn amid working and develop their skills.

Increased job opportunity:

Dedicated learning needs to employ dedicated teachers and therefore a lot of people get jobs.

Safeguard children amid pandemic:

Due to E-learning, children get an education amid pandemic without risking their lives.

Cons of E-learning:

Missing school environment:

In E-learning, the fun of learning is lost. You can overcome them by integrating classroom features in the application, but it will be expensive.

Wrapping up:

If not for E-learning, an entire year would have gone to waste due to the corona pandemic. The upcoming trends in E-learning make sure that none of the traditional school learning experience is lost. But with innovation, the cost will also be high. E-learning apps can be profitably done by Soft Suave with the help of dedicated developers who can develop mobile and web applications for E-learning. The cost is very less in the market and they deliver the app on time, much earlier compared to the contemporary app development field.

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SofiiaSov • Edited

Thank you for sharing. It's always valuable to explore insights and recommendations for creating engaging and effective e-learning platforms. The article you shared seems to provide useful tips and strategies for developing such an app.

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