Online educational platforms have seen a meteoric rise in the last decade in India. As a result, the demand for teachers has also increased. Today, we discuss some of the best teaching job portals.
What are online educational platforms?
Online educational platforms are websites or apps where all the educational content and resources are provided digitally. They generally have features like personalised dashboards, gamified content, and completion badges/certificates.
Some of the most popular online educational platforms in India include Byju’s and Unacademy.
Skills and qualifications needed for teachers on online educational platforms
The skill set for teachers on digital platforms is specialised. They range from software knowledge to communication skills. A more detailed breakdown is given below:
Whether technical or soft, both of those skills are extremely crucial, especially for teachers. Together, they both allow teachers to not only create a meaningful learning experience but also engage and connect with students.
While for qualifications, teachers should have a bachelor’s degree as well as a teaching certification in their subject.
Monetisation model
Before applying on teaching job portals, understand how these platforms earn their revenue. Different platforms use different monetisation models based on their needs and requirements. Examples include course sales, revenue sharing, and subscriptions.
Prominent teaching job portals in India
Upgrad
Founded in 2015, Upgrad offers upskilling courses to professionals in domains like AI & ML, Management, Marketing etc. Course fees range from Rs 25,000 to Rs 500,000, depending on the programme.
Teachers on Upgrad can earn money primarily through the course fees paid by students while enrolling in the programme.
Teachable
At Teachable, teachers can create and sell their own courses. They can also sell relevant educational products such as e-books and PDFs digitally. Originally from New York, the company now operates in over 100 countries, including India.
Vedantu
Known for its live tuitions, Vedantu was founded in 2014 by four IIT alums – Vamsi Krishna, Pulkit Jain, Anand Prakash, and Saurabh Saxena. It covers subjects from classes 4th to 12th. Teachers can earn revenue through the live tutoring sessions, generally held one-on-one.
Coursera
Coursera is a multi-lingual online course provider. It has more than 10,000 learning options, including certificate courses, degree programmes and projects.
Coursera often collaborates with top-ranked colleges and institutes for their learning modules. So the instructors or educators are compensated by the respective college/institute that they are associated with.
Udemy
Udemy is an education technology [ed tech] company that provides paid certification courses created to pass on relevant skills and knowledge. Udemy’s monetisation model is based on overall course popularity.
So, the higher the sales of a particular course, the more the course teacher will earn.