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The Future of Education is Here: Dive Deep into Effective Online Teaching (2024)

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The new paradigm of virtual teaching and learning has gained momentum in the past couple of years. As a result, students and stakeholders are rapidly adapting to online learning. This new normal has seamlessly accommodated itself within the mainstream education system. And with the booming trends of the eLearning industry, the prospects of online teaching are also growing at an accelerated speed.

Globally, the number of registrations and enrollments in online courses has witnessed a three-fold increase in the peak pandemic years. For instance, ‘Coursera’s’ online courses had 21 million registrations in the year 2016. This figure jumped to 71 million in 2020. And by 2021, it touched a mark of 92 million. This growing trend has created an array of opportunities for teachers through various opportunities (online teaching sites and accredited online schools etc.). 

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Read on to clear all doubts about online teaching jobs in India.

What is Online Teaching?

Online teaching refers to the process of imparting instructions through a virtual medium. Teachers who take up this profile are trained in handling and imparting instructions through an online learning management system (or the online platform). Virtual teaching requires a sound knowledge of digital tools. And well-trained teachers conduct engaging online classes through their expertise. Web teaching is quite different from teaching in a brick-and-mortar school/institution.

Let’s explore more about it. 

How Online Teaching Works?

Online teacher jobs require a specific skill set. This includes the knowledge of digital tools, and basic troubleshooting to handle glitches. And these teachers must also know how to create/modify/upload and share virtual resources. Most Virtual teaching sites prefer tech-savvy professionals with a sound knowledge of handling a computer and engaging students virtually.

Responsibilities of Virtual Teachers:

Teachers who take up online teaching jobs have the following duties:

  • Creating/modifying lessons (PPTs, audio lectures, MS Word files, Videos, and PDF files such as question banks, etc.).
  • Conducting online classes.
  • Supporting students in building conceptual understanding
  • Focusing on personalizing instructions as per the needs of the students.
  • Maintaining attendance and following up on absenteeism.
  • Improvising teaching content for better student engagement.
  • Assigning assignments, worksheets, and project work. etc.
  • Sharing feedback with students about their performance.
  • Collaborating with parents for all students.
  • Responding to e-mails, chats, messages, etc.
  • Staying updated with the latest trends in online teaching sites.

Why Teach Online?

Many prospective candidates prefer being an online English tutor or joining an accredited online school to avail the advantages of the virtual teaching profession.

Teachers who take up virtual teaching jobs enjoy the following advantages:

  • Freedom from everyday reporting to a fixed location.
  • Feasibility to balance work and life through the ‘Work from home’ option.
  • Limited working hours and reduced burden with the assistance of technology
  • No stringent dress codes.
  • Opportunity to hone digital skills.

While there are a number of advantages of teaching online, this blessing did not come easily to most of our Indian teachers. Here’s a glimpse of the initial issues faced by Indian teachers regarding education teaching during the pandemic.

Challenges Faced by Virtual Teachers in India

Online teaching is a comparatively new concept in India. Hence, several experiences of school teachers remained undocumented since the pandemic.

An e-book edited by Ram Ramaswamy and Sujin Babu highlights some interesting findings of teachers who taught through the virtual mode during the pandemic. Let’s take a look at these initial challenges faced by teachers while teaching students at higher levels.

Prominent challenges faced by teachers:

  • Linguistic differences
  • Digital divide
  • Shortage of facilities
  • Only half of the students had a smartphone (50% of the total class strength)

Another survey highlighted the issues of web teaching in detail.

  • 72.3% of teachers worked from home which created distractions for them.
  • Almost 14.4% of teachers spent between Rs. 10,000 to 25,000 to teach online
  • 86.8% of teachers did not get any reimbursement from their institutions for the extra amount spent from their side.
Work from home weightage

Coping Mechanisms for Teachers Employed for Online Teaching Courses

Research highlights the need to develop digital skills in teachers to help them succeed in the virtual teaching environment. Other than this, a successful virtual teaching endeavor also requires a high level of stakeholder collaboration to help students make the most of this medium.

Teachers who are trained to teach online (either through accredited online schools or through government initiatives) manage to pull off their classes well. In fact, statistics prove that 36% of teachers found remote teaching helpful during the recent combination of homeschooling and online schools in the past couple of years.

Other than the regular stress-relief techniques, our traditional schools must learn the techniques of online English teaching jobs through the pedagogies followed in the top online schools. The teachers employed in these platforms can be the torchbearers for many others who need assistance while remote teaching.

Mechanisms of successful online teacher

Let’s take a quick look at the vision of our Indian government for online teaching courses and online teaching jobs.

Some Initiatives by the Government of India to Improve Online Teaching

  • NISHTHA (Under Samagra Shiksha 2019-20)- This capacity-building program for teachers aims at incorporating ICT in all processes such as teaching, learning, and assessments.
  • DIKSHA– To equip teachers in India with digital technologies. 
  • E- Pathshala– Teachers have access to over 3500 curriculum content across 4 languages.

How to Become an Online Teacher?

An online teacher must possess sound knowledge of the subject. Teachers can take up these jobs through online teaching platforms. And the best part is that many institutions also offer work-from-home opportunities. Most online platforms do not look for a valid degree to teach students. In fact, your knowledge of the subject and the ability to teach students virtually matters more than a teaching qualification. Teachers can register their details on the platforms that have job openings. And the recruitment process regarding education teaching follows as per the rules of the selected platforms. Read further to know the steps to be an online teacher.

Steps to be an Online Teacher:

  1. Identify your expertise/strengths.
  2. Select the age-group/level of students that you wish to teach.
  3. Look for platforms with open positions.
  4. Shortlist the platform and check specific requirements if any (such as a a bachelor’s degree, certification or a specific degree to teach online)
  5. Read all the details of the platform (payment structure/patterns/perks etc.) carefully and clarify any doubts whatsoever through a proper channel (e-mail/call/chat etc.)
  6. Register on the platform with all necessary details.
  7. Start your journey as a virtual instructor/educator/teacher.

How Much Do Online Teaching Jobs Pay?

In India, the 7th pay commission offers around Rs. 45,647 (net salary per month) to a Primary teacher. The same goes up to 56,246 for the Trained graduate teachers. But this also means that the teachers need to spend a lot of time in school. And this continues even while they are at home (planning or other professional work).

With virtual teaching, teachers earn a good amount (based on the pay scales offered by accredited online schools or virtual platforms) for spending comparatively less time at work. Some schools also offer complete work-from-home options. While many others have highly intelligent mechanisms to ease the teacher’s burden (in terms of grading or monitoring etc.)

Top 10 Online Teaching Platforms in India

Here is a list of online teaching platforms in India 2024:-

  1. BYJU’s – Offers a variety of courses, engaging online content, quizzes, etc. for all stages of school education.   
  2. Edureka– A training provider that has a well-designed teaching system through 100% virtual mode.
  3. Khan Academy – Has an array of online education course options including math, art, computer programming, chemistry, physics, economics etc.
  4. Coursera- One of the best e-teaching sites with all solutions for skill development.
  5. Vedantu- A one-stop solution for assistance regarding online homework, exam preparation, IIT, JEE, CBSE, etc.
  6. Udemy- Another online learning marketplace with millions of courses. It offers the best online teaching and learning opportunities.  
  7. Unacademy- A virtual platform with the top online educators for a world-class educational experience.
  8. Engoo- One of the best virtual teaching platforms for the ones who wish to teach English online.
  9. Teachable- A virtual platform that enhances knowledge through online courses and mini-courses. 
  10. Native Camp- A language platform for the practice of English language.

Pros and Cons of Online Teaching

Pros Cons
No or Minimum Travel Needs an internet connection and a compatible device
Freedom to teach in flexible schedules All students are not good with independent learning
Benefit to plan classes as per other priorities Suitable for students who can study without much teacher dependence 
Great opportunities to add creative elements to your teaching  

10 Best Top Online Teaching Tips

10 Best Top Online Teaching Tips

You can follow the below-mentioned tips to succeed in online teaching:

  1. Plan your lessons well
  2. Make students active learners
  3. Choose the right pedagogies, tools, content
  4. Focus on content presentation
  5. Keep it interesting and short
  6. Set class rules
  7. Encourage collaboration
  8. Promote student interactions
  9. Stay supportive and empathetic
  10. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses of students

Final Thoughts

The best online teacher platforms need professionals who can create the right mix of synchronous and synchronous learning opportunities. An online educator can be as good as a traditional school teacher if he/she knows how to establish strong relationships and keep the students engaged throughout the duration.

We hope this information could give you an idea about the initial phases of virtual teaching. And the present scope of this booming industry. Use these tips in your classes. And cherish the joy of being a perfect mentor for your students in this digitally-driven world.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I start teaching online?
    You must start by preparing yourself for an online teaching environment. Check out the varied openings listed under online teaching platforms or approach accredited online schools for their job openings.
  • How can I earn money online by teaching online?
    Just like any other job, virtual educators also get paid to teach through the online medium.
  • Can I work as a teacher online?
    Yes! India now has a number of opportunities for teaching virtually. Accredited online schools are the best platforms to hone your skills for virtual teaching.
  • What is the best online teaching salary?
    The salary structure of any institution is subject to its policies and recruitment processes. You can approach the institution and discuss the salary part once you clear the initial rounds for the job profile.
  • Can I teach online without a degree?
    Most institutions do not accept teachers without a proper degree.

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