India enters the global education race

Second post at the death! The blog is due for an assessment tomorrow and I am doing the entry only now. I promised never to procrastinate but ended up procrastinating on my promise. Good job myself! I have my reasons I guess but they could be said to be excuses too. I was too down this week to do anything but that’s just an excuse. I shall never procrastinate ever again! Starting from next year. Down to business. The article I am responding to this time is about education, titled “India woos West with education” by Anu Anand.
It is taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6312771.stm

The article is made up of two parts. The first is commenting on an online tutoring system. The second is commenting on the uprising of international boarding schools in India that could challenge the boarding schools abroad with its facilities and culture.
The novel idea of schooling over the internet with is one that could soon revolutionize teaching and the way it is conducted. The one-on-one tuition from a teacher overseas over a communication system is very simple due to technological advancements now. The next step could be a video tuition or maybe even group tuition. This prospect is one that is very exciting and it could redefine home schooling. The system is as such. The subscriber pays a hundred dollars a month for unlimited tuition sessions monthly. This is a real good bargain as face to face tuition fees could reach as high as more than a hundred dollars per lesson and the timing for these online lessons are flexible.
Furthermore, the lesson is as interactive as any other tuition lessons with both the teacher and the student possessing the teaching materials as well as a headset to communicate. The only thing lacking is the factor of seeing your teacher. The catch is that this company is based in India which is now revamping itself from being a country that sends out millions of students to other countries to one that is an affordable destination for education. The reason it was started up was to cater to the education needs of the US and the UK where the grants and budgets are getting lower and thus the system is not catering to the needs of many individuals. This lucrative business is booming due to the poorly planned education in the two regions. This is a reflection of the education is the US and the UK. The work that the company is doing is a win-win situation for both parties as the company estimates that the global tuition market is worth about 12 billion dollars and the cheap rates they offer are very affordable. The poor education in the US and the UK is capitalized upon by India as well as International boarding schools with world class facilities are springing up everywhere. This provides schools for the children of the migrants who come to India on their jobs. Their facilities are attractive enough but the culture there is the main draw as compared to the schools in the UK and the US.
The competition for the global education market is getting more competitive as India joins the race for the ideal school.