3 ways the coronavirus pandemic could reshape education

3 ways the coronavirus pandemic could reshape education

In a matter of weeks, coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed how students are educated around the world.. The changes have caused a degree of inconvenience, but they have also prompted new examples of educational innovation.. In China, 120 million Chinese got access to learning material through live television broadcasts .. In emerging countries where education has predominantly been provided by the government, this could become a prevalent and consequential trend to future education.. In China, the Ministry of Education has assembled a group of diverse constituents to develop a new cloud-based, online learning and broadcasting platform as well as to upgrade a suite of education infrastructure , led by the Education Ministry and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.. Unless access costs decrease and quality of access increase in all countries, the gap in education quality, and socioeconomic equality will be further exacerbated.. To ensure the skills remain a priority for all students, resilience must be built into our educational systems as well.. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum..