ABSTRACT:
Educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) in India have always followed traditional modes of teaching and learning wherein the teachers impart the lectures and the students undertake the instructions and guidance in a face-to-face medium. But, with the advent of covid-19, educational institutions in India were left with no choice but to switch to online mediums for imparting instructions. The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 impacted the entire world in an unparalleled manner and had put us all to witness a never seen before deadly virus Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) that shook us all. World Health Organization recognized the devastating effects of Covid and declared it as a global pandemic. One of the major challenges faced by the institutions around the world was in continuing learning in traditional set-up; thus the educators around the world shifted to online modes of teaching and learning. This article incorporates the learning and significance of e-learning and Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities of e-learning modes in the wake of a crisis situation. This article also additionally puts some light on the challenges faced by the institution with reference to imparting education through online learning modes.
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Jyoti Tandon. A Study on Educational Transformation through Evolution of Online Learning in the times of COVID-19 in India. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2021; 12(3):172-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2021.00028
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Jyoti Tandon. A Study on Educational Transformation through Evolution of Online Learning in the times of COVID-19 in India. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2021; 12(3):172-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2021.00028 Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-12-3-9
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