<p>The paradigm of learning and education is seeing a shift more gradual in India than elsewhere. It is much easier to learn online now than it was a few years ago. Information is less-restricted, often free and easily available. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Which is why recently, top institutions such as Harvard and MIT joined hands to launch an initiative called EdX to offer online technical courses.<br /><br />One of India’s only online education portals, WSMeducation.in, offers online certification courses in Social Media Marketing and Digital Marketing to fill the gap by providing industry-specific training to aspiring new media marketers. <br /><br />“The best lecturers in the world are delivering quality education online. There is no reason why anyone should be deprived of a learning opportunity because they are not able to make it to the classroom due to time or any other constraint,” says Aman Kapoor, Founder, WSMeducation.in.<br /><br />Students will be given login details on signing up. The courses can be pursued at one’s convenience as the classes are held on weekends at different time-slots, selected by the individual. Even assessments are done through topic-wise quizzes and a final presentation by the student. <br /><br />Demand<br /><br />Companies around the country are hiring experts in the online marketing domain for different roles like a social media marketing campaign strategist, community manager, etc. <br />According to a report by Ma Foi, an HR recruitment firm, around 10,000 jobs are to be created in the social media marketing domain in 2012. <br /><br />Industry experts tend to agree with the potential opportunities social media is creating for students. “For many individuals, Facebook and Twitter are mediums to engage online, but only a few know how to make effective use of these marketing mediums which offer lucrative opportunities.<br /><br /> Online certification courses such as WSM Education’s Social Media Marketing course, act as a bridge between these two. They provide an opportunity to be special, to know way more than what a normal individual knows about social media and that’s the marketing potential,” says Tarun Vaid, Online Marketer at SnapDeal.com.<br /><br />These courses are not too hard on the pocket. The price-range varies from Rs 3,499 to Rs 4,999.<br /></p>
<p>The paradigm of learning and education is seeing a shift more gradual in India than elsewhere. It is much easier to learn online now than it was a few years ago. Information is less-restricted, often free and easily available. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Which is why recently, top institutions such as Harvard and MIT joined hands to launch an initiative called EdX to offer online technical courses.<br /><br />One of India’s only online education portals, WSMeducation.in, offers online certification courses in Social Media Marketing and Digital Marketing to fill the gap by providing industry-specific training to aspiring new media marketers. <br /><br />“The best lecturers in the world are delivering quality education online. There is no reason why anyone should be deprived of a learning opportunity because they are not able to make it to the classroom due to time or any other constraint,” says Aman Kapoor, Founder, WSMeducation.in.<br /><br />Students will be given login details on signing up. The courses can be pursued at one’s convenience as the classes are held on weekends at different time-slots, selected by the individual. Even assessments are done through topic-wise quizzes and a final presentation by the student. <br /><br />Demand<br /><br />Companies around the country are hiring experts in the online marketing domain for different roles like a social media marketing campaign strategist, community manager, etc. <br />According to a report by Ma Foi, an HR recruitment firm, around 10,000 jobs are to be created in the social media marketing domain in 2012. <br /><br />Industry experts tend to agree with the potential opportunities social media is creating for students. “For many individuals, Facebook and Twitter are mediums to engage online, but only a few know how to make effective use of these marketing mediums which offer lucrative opportunities.<br /><br /> Online certification courses such as WSM Education’s Social Media Marketing course, act as a bridge between these two. They provide an opportunity to be special, to know way more than what a normal individual knows about social media and that’s the marketing potential,” says Tarun Vaid, Online Marketer at SnapDeal.com.<br /><br />These courses are not too hard on the pocket. The price-range varies from Rs 3,499 to Rs 4,999.<br /></p>
