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Impact of E-Learning on Higher Education during Covid-19 Pandemic

AKB Publication, 2020

Introduction: In today's scenario learning has stepped into the digital world, in which teaching professionals and students are virtually connected. E-learning is quite simple to understand and implement. The use of a desktop, laptop, or smart phones and the internet forms a major component of this learning methodology. e-learning provides rapid growth and proved to be the best in all sectors, especially in education during this lockdown. Purpose: This study aims to assess the impact of E-learning on higher education during Covid-19 pandemic among students and teachers. Methods: An online survey was conducted to collect the data. Teachers and students were selected from different colleges who were conducting online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Result: The study found that, a total number of responses are 396 out of which 89.9% students are of Bachelor's Degree and 10.1% teachers of Bachelor's Degree responded to it. Out of 396 responses 249 of the respondents pointed out that online class facility is sufficient to grasp the subject well and 147 of the respondents disagree to it. 74.2% respondents are of the opinion that e-learning is useful for higher education and 25.8% of respondent are disagree for it. Conclusion: The study concludes that e-learning can provide a personal learning experience and is useful for higher education. E-learning helps the users in finding their information easily and there by improve the quality of learning.

Covid-19 Pandemic and Possible Trends for the Future of Higher Education: A Review

COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the abrupt closure of higher education institutions globally. The pandemic disrupted teaching, research, and community service in higher education resulting in a loss in revenue streams and human resources. To mitigate disruption on the academic calendar, institutions leveraged Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deliver administrative services and emergency remote teaching. A new equilibrium of disrupted classes with undisrupted learning through virtual platforms emerged. Some amplified challenges in the new norm include unreliable internet connectivity, access to ICT infrastructure, and preparedness for online pedagogy. Other difficulties include online delivery of science, technology, mathematics, practicals, and quality assurance. Thus, inequalities have been magnified between learners, institutions, and countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a desktop review, this paper explores possible influences of the pandemic on the future of higher education. The study ultimately contends progressive uptake of blended learning as the new frontier in higher education. Institutions require capacity building on online pedagogy, greater investment in ICT infrastructure, and a holistic e-learning quality assurance framework that infuses achievement of desired learning outcomes with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A paradigm shift is expected towards the entrepreneurial university, institutional mergers, and strategic planning that incorporates disaster management.

Online Education and COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Higher Education

University News, Association of Indian Universities, 2023

In the last two years, not only India but the entire world has witnessed the danger and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, surely it has come as the biggest pandemic of the century that shook the entire human race from within. This pandemic has affected all of us, due to which we have to make changes in our lifestyle. In order to stop the disease from spreading, all higher educational institutions in India had to close as of March 2020. Suddenly, we had to convert our entire educational system to an online format in order to both help the students and stop the pandemic from spreading. There was no better option than this to continue studies. India is a developing country and here the necessary infrastructure for online education, trained teachers, and policy for online education was in a development order. Therefore, there are now many issues facing students, teachers, management, parents, and policymakers as a result of the pandemic and the transition of the entire higher educational system towards online and ICT- based education. In this review-based article, the researcher has tried to explain the challenges faced by stakeholders especially in higher education during Covid-19.

Higher Education in the time of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities to Online Learning

Conference Report: Higher Education in the time of COVID-19, 2020

Professors Without Borders hosted an online conference on Friday 26 June on Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19. The panellists examined the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning experiences within global higher education. The conference provided an open forum for educators and students to explain their approaches to dealing with rapid changes in their educational experiences and the knock-on impact of the pandemic in their countries. The conference featured 12 guests from around the world. Seven educators spoke on panel one - Moving Higher Education Online: pitfalls and opportunities for teachers; and five university students spoke on panel two: Learning Online: adaptation strategies from students. Tessy de Nassau Co-founder and Trustee at Professors Without Borders opened the conference with an inspirational speech about teaching and learning during a pandemic.

Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning during COVID-19—A Comparative Study

Education Sciences

The pandemic and subsequent ‘lockdowns’ dramatically changed the educational landscape of higher education institutions. Before-COVID-19, traditional universities had choices in pedagogical practice, which included a variety of teaching delivery modes. Overnight, a single mode of delivery became the only option for traditional higher education institutions. All services migrated to digital platforms, leading to a period of “emergency eLearning”. The full impact of this sudden shift to digital platforms on all cohorts of students is still unclear. A measure of disruption to the normal student learning experience, especially for those attending traditional universities, was inevitable. Moreover, this disruption was varied depending on the University’s country and the country’s lockdown logistics. This international, comparative, quantitative research project investigated and explored higher education students’ perceptions of emergency eLearning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience...

COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities in the Online University Education

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications

The COVID-19 pandemic had a very severe impact on the education both in schools and in universities. In the span of several weeks, educators around the world had to transform completely the teaching method and students had to adapt to the new form of learning. The following article reviews the opinions of university students based on three different studies-one before the pandemic and the distance learning, one in the middle of it and one in the end of the distance learning. The goal is to see how students' thinking and perceptions of online learning has changed over the last three years as a result of different conditions.

Gaining a Better Understanding of Higher Education: During and Post-Pandemic Scenario

International Review of Business and Economics

Because of the coronavirus epidemic, faculty as well as the students have had to respond to “out of the ordinary” difficulty by quickly switching from traditional class - room education to online learning forms via “virtual classrooms”. Students facing challenges and continuing facing difficulties for various reasons required to adapt this modification in this delivery of curriculum becoming un attentive. Few solutions have been developed for students to assist them in freely transferring to virtual classrooms and maintaining proper online learning etiquette. A series of recommendations is offered in the present study to help students so that they can explore and improve their involvement in the classroom held in online or “virtual classroom”. Taking this view into account the viewpoint is that higher education is in the epicenter of this epidemic that serves a varied fraternity of students. Triggering fruitful conversation among teachers dealing with and adapting technology to rend...

Virtual Learning During The COVID 19 Pandemic A Disruptive Technology In Higher Education In

Purpose. This study aims to determine the problems faced by universities in Indonesia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. And also, to identify the most widely used learning platforms, the constraints and to profer solutions to them. Methodology. The qualitative-descriptive methodology used was NVivo 12 software. Furthermore, the purposive sampling technique was utilized, consisting of 40 universities in Indonesia with 200 participants. The data were collected through Focus Group Discussions, conducted virtually on Zoom and Google Meet. The questions ranged from the experiences of the lecturers while using the online teaching programs, to the types of platform used, the challenges faced, and the solutions provided.

The Future of Higher Education Post‐Pandemic: Adaptations, Innovations, and Challenges

Preprints.org (www.preprints.org) | , 2024

The recent pandemic driven by COVID‐19 has not only rewritten the way the world operates but also significantly reshaped higher education, driving a pre‐existing process of digital transformation while encouraging, in totality, a comprehensive review of the traditional model of teaching, learning, and operations in institutions. During this period, access issues on one hand and problems of engagement and resource on the other have persistently raised questions for all institutions that transitioned to remote and hybrid learning systems. This paper reviews, within the context of these changes, how the shift might determine the future of higher education in terms of online learning theoretical perspectives and adaptability in institutions.

Higher Education Students and Covid-19: Challenges and Strategies in facing Online Learning

JPI (Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia)

The emergence of Covid-19 has had a significant influence on the world of education. Even though the emergence of Covid-19 has accelerated the integration of technology in learning, there are still negative classroom learning impacts. This study aims to explore student experience in online learning in the Covid-19 Pandemic period; describe the negative impacts and obstacles that arise in online learning; and describe student strategies in online learning. This research is qualitative in the type of case studies. Data were collected through open questionnaires and interviews with participants of 20 students. Data analysis was accomplished with Bogdan and Biklen models through reduction, searching for sub-themes, and seeking relationships between sub-themes to obtain the conclusion. The results of this study show that learning in the Covid-19 pandemic period has not been fully optimally done. In addition, students also get physical and mental impacts during online learning. Furthermor...