Impact of globalization on education: A study on online education

What are the impacts of globalization on education especially on online education? The paper investigates this question. The paper argues that globalization has been playing a changing role from industry to education. Because of accelerated and free flow of information, today sources of acquiring knowledge have become vast and easier than earlier. Access to knowledge indeed was once for a selected few. But the advent and speedy mode of globalization has changed this traditional notion of education which was supposed to be for a selected few in a formal educational institution. In future, on-line education can be accessed by anyone irrespective of age, sex, race, income, time and space. It is a sign of internationalization of online education. The process has already been started. Besides, from educational reform to course curricula planning and change to teachers training and professional development, online education has been playing a crucial role, the paper argues.