Pearson Online Academy is all set to take education beyond traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms Pearson Online Academy is all set to take education beyond traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms SPOTLIGHT / Updated: May 26, 2021, 14:43 IST POA Images_shutterstock_1746162629 Online learning, digital learning, remote learning, blended learning, ed-tech are just some of the words that have been used to describe education across the world as schools, colleges and universities have been forced to restructure their educational programmes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst ‘online learning’ is set to remain a key part of education moving forward, there are some fundamental differences between this method of teaching and learning and educational programmes specifically designed for a purpose-built online school.