The need to automate the management of day-to-day information related to students is driving educational institutions to implement student information systems (SISs). Students use these systems for daily tasks such as registering for courses and classes, viewing their grades, and accessing transcripts. Faculty uses these systems to view their teaching schedules, submit final grades, and access academic information related to students. Administrators use SIS to automate various manual processes such as data entry. Educational institutions can enhance their strategic initiatives by using data drawn from built-in analytics of SIS. Key vendors in the global SIS market for higher education, such Jenzabar,Ellucian, Unit4, and Oracle, are working with educational institutions to improve their product offerings. Some of the prominent M&A include Unit4 acquisition of Three Rivers Systems to strengthen its presence in the global SIS market for higher education. Similarly, Jenzabar acquired RJM Systems in 2015. Following the acquisition, Jenzabar invested in RJM's SONISWEB SIS, a web-based SIS, to attract a larger consumer base. Vendors such as Workday that typically offer enterprise solutions have also entered the market to capitalize on the demand for software solutions in higher educational institutions.

The advanced education system has led to an interactive curriculum, enhanced teaching delivery, and effective learning models. Creativity and innovative thinking among students have become a mandate to sustain in the current dynamic competitive environment. Educational institutions worldwide are also incorporating international learning models and standards to improve the quality of education.Digital classroom vendors have been continuously developing and improving the education system with devices, such as interactive displays, tablets, adaptive devices, and various other types of software used for imparting digital interactivecontent used for educational purposes.The technological landscape pertaining to smart education software solutions is changing dynamically. These solutions are highly compatible as they can be easily installed either through cloud or on local servers of schools. It facilitates virtual campuses, therefore, making it easy for any school, which is ushering into online education. Moreover, these software modules can be accessed and used via tablets and mobile devices. However, the only significant drawback, which can suppress this market growth, is the lack of skilled resources to execute these activities in schools and colleges.

Institutions are increasingly adopting e-learning tools to transform their teaching and learning delivery methods, with the continuous evolution of learning technology. The incorporation of e-learning technology in educational institutions has helped them follow global standards and update their digital infrastructure regularly with the latest developments. Various useful innovative features, such as student assessment, adaptive learning, flip classroom, and gamification, are often being integrated into the pedagogy system. All these tools automate the day-to-day processes, such as tracking grades and scores, keeping records of attendance, and maintaining information on student demographics.

It refers to the continual process of learning followed by computer systems to enhance their knowledge about the subject while improving their performance. The learning occurs as a result of extensive amount of data collection, storage, and analysis done by the system without the help of any specifically programmed instructions. In this technique, the analysis includes identifying various patterns and trends in data obtained and then using it to make future course of actions. Machine learning is strengthening the grading and assessment models, enabling better data mining and analysis of volumes of data sets. It is also improving content analytics and learning analytics at an institutional level.>

The popularity of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy has led to a surge in demand for smartphones and tablets in the education market. This development has facilitated the emergence of many vendors that are focused on developing textto-speech technology for such devices so that the application of this software surges. As a result, the increase in usage of smartphones by students for online education is directly relating to the growth of the text-to-speech technology market.Open-source platforms and limitations of infrastructure in educational institutions are the major challenges faced by vendors in the market. However, as this software can be deployed using cloud-based technology, it should offset the open educational resources (OER) challenge to a large extent.

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