Virtual Reality A Trend Or The Future Of E-Learning Industry?

20th September 2021

So far we have experience VR through video games, movies, or other entertainment areas, but what if virtual reality becomes a part of online learning! Does it have the capacity to widen our learning experience in meaningful ways!

Without further ado let’s explore the chances of Virtual Reality for the E-learning Industry!

What is VR – Virtual Reality!

As the name suggests virtual reality is a technology that allows us to experience the world as it is virtually - as near reality. So, how we know the world through our senses and perception can be made alive with virtual reality without the limitation of place and time.

Virtual reality (VR) can be described as a technology generated a three-dimensional environment that is used to interact and explore reality. It is a way of manipulating our senses by creating an imaginary world that can be perceived as real. With virtual reality, our online learners can have a learning environment that is more effective and engaging.

Teachers can help a student to experience a situation firsthand. This is perhaps one major way we can make the most out of the e-learning setup where learners enjoy in-depth learning being totally engrossed in the task.

Watch the video to learn what other trends are emerging in the educational industry, apart from Virtual Reality:
 

How Virtual Reality Is A Possible Future Of E-Learning Industry?

Eliminates Geographic Limitation

Though online learning has already shown us remote learning can be implemented seemingly, what virtual learning can add is a world of possibility to take learners to places where they can experience physical reality. If virtual reality can be adopted in e-learning it can surely eliminate the geographical limitation and the monetary budget that comes along with going places. A real experience of education can be globalized from the comfort of home.

Affordable And Cost-Effective Learning

For many of us applying VR in learning is expensive, however, if we are to look from the perspective of the capacity of investing in virtual reality, it can allow educators to make learning sessions more fun and stimulating. It can also help elucidate complicated subject matter more effectively and extent students' attention span much more successfully. And to add to that, certain expenses such as resources can also be curtailed with the use of virtual reality.

Going Global And Brings Realism To E-Learning

Online learning platform is already here to help us reach each other across the world. It helps us to connect with each other worldwide. Imagine how it can look through VR! the quality of collaboration it can bring to the table. Virtual reality can allow learners to interact and open up to new perspectives.

With respect to what we practice now in e-learning setup, VR can bring up that realistic scenario just by using few resources. Additionally, VR uses senses such as sound, sight, touch, and even smell. Learning through senses is widely used in the traditional method, the 3D effect of virtual reality while using all our five senses creates realism and thus makes it easier to retain information.

Final Words

Virtual reality is in fact a great tool and has already been embraced by many industries like architecture, Western Medicine, and many more. These fields are using VR as their experimental tool to make more accurate decisions. Virtual reality only allows one to open up to form new perceptions, it brings multiple angles to view the exact same situation. Indeed, the E-learning industry can make use of virtual reality for their students to perceive and touch the world in a way that we have never imagined before!

Technology has the potential to bring a new paradigm to the entire educational industry. VR is already a part of that and therefore, International Teaching Diploma programs are incorporating this. With more and more possibilities our learners are migrating to online learning. it is not just because of the convenience, the possibility e-learning holds can be described as its capacity to bring compact learning settings within our comfort zone.

However, humanly touch is something that is undeniable no matter what. We are a part of nature and we always will be. The authenticity of experiencing real as real can never be entirely replaced. But it is noteworthy to mention the undoubted contribution and blessings of technology in our lives.

Written By : Anita Shah