With the rapid changes in science and technology, there are different kinds of online courses that are available for the students. Here are five courses that will thrive in 2021.

2020 was one of the best years for the ed-tech industry. Though the world is still affected by the pandemic and various sectors saw doom in their sector but ed-tech is not one of them. It is the only sector that not only survived but saw massive growth in 2020 as the main source of the study was shifted digitally. With the rapid changes in science and technology, there are different kinds of online courses that are available for the students. These courses give the students/millennials a chance to get more knowledge and develop their skills. The best online courses in today's market are often the ones that are aiding the digital economy and paying enough. Traditionally best-paying jobs like doctors, Chartered Accountants, Merchant Navy is still in demand, however, newer roles such as business analysts, cybersecurity professionals are also grabbing the best salaries in the market today.

Here are five courses that will thrive in 2021:

1. ECP in Digital Social Media and IoT

To help working professionals build a Covid-proof career in the domain of new-age technology and management, iMET Global is offering an Executive Certificate Program (ECP) in Digital/ Social Media integrated with IoT and Big Data. iMET's ECP is the only program in India having an Ivy League delivery format at an affordable Indian Fee Structure, exclusively designed for professionals possessing a work experience of 1 to 8 years. ECP provides the working professionals and MBAs with opportunities to be future-ready for Digital-enabled sectors, E-Commerce, and combat the career-related challenges presented by Covid-19.

2. AAFT School of Animation

AAFT is a global pioneer in facilitating media and arts education for more than 27 years. They offer 50+ professional courses in the disciplines of Cinema, Fashion, Journalism and Mass Communication, Animation, Advertising, Music, Dance, Event Management, Digital Marketing, DJ, Interior Design, and many more. They have successfully trained more than 1,00,000 students from 180+ countries to date.

3. Data Science

Simplilearn is an online boot camp for digital economy skills training focused on helping people acquire the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy. They provide rigorous online training in disciplines such as Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Digital Marketing, and Data Science, among others. They have also launched a special platform for data science course i.e., skillup.

4. Cyber Security

The growing dependence on digital usage has also increased the need for cybersecurity. Whether you want to keep yourself safe while browsing the internet or brush up on your penetration testing and network security analysis skills, Udemy offers a broad range of cybersecurity courses taught by top-rated and approachable instructors.

5. Machine Learning

Upgrad has created some of India's largest online programs to help thousands of professionals achieve their career goals in the areas of data technology and management. They provide courses of every kind and one of the courses which see a great demand is Machine Learning. This course is specifically designed for working professionals where they do a PG diploma in ML and AI from IIIT-Bangalore. In this course, the learning hours are 450+ and students have to do 30+ case studies and assignments.

Source: India Today