Digital Revolution:New Paradigms in Entrepreneurship Education

Abstract

The country‟s education sector is undergoing a revolution, thanks to rapid digital penetration, availability of low-cost mobiles, and cheap data packs. Many domestic and foreign training providers are offering online education to our country as technology is playing a major role in multiplying reach and providing access to learning tools and materials. According to Statistics, the number of smart phone users in India is estimated to reach 299.24 million in 2017 and the number of people having an access to internet is estimated to be around 462,124,989 (www.statista.com). At the same time, we have a huge chunk of young population in our country who now aspire to be young, dynamic, risk taking, innovative entrepreneurs in the coming future. According to Ministry of Human Resource Development*, the Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER) in higher education in India is 24.5% calculated for 18-23 years of age group in the year 2015-16(www.mhrd.gov.in).This paper endeavors to comprehend the transition of traditional to modern teaching-learning with use of digital technology specially in the sphere of entrepreneurship education. The researchers intend to explore the rapidly changing tech habits of students in the higher education sector, the use of digital technology in entrepreneurship education (both in and outside the classroom) and its impact on learning outcomes. Youth of today are fast moving towards using digital technologies for self-learning as Ed-tech firms are providing them the comforts of „Live and Interact anywhere‟, through their online programmers. Accessibility, affordability, and imparting technical skills are three of the most important factors for integrated implementation and availing benefits of these evolving paradigms. This is an exploratory study based on primary data collected through survey of students and connected stakeholders.