Prospects and Challenges of E-Learning (A Review During Covid-19 Pandemic)

Abstract

In the past few years, e-learning is emerging as a global platform in the continuation of studies. E-learning has revolutionized the entire education system by providing flexibility and easy access to lectures anytime and anywhere, especially during covid-19 pandemic after which face-to-face learning was no longer possible. Although people were aware about e-learning and its usage but it got more prominent after COVID-19 pandemic. So, e-learning became a necessity for continuing education. This present study attempts to analyze the difficulties, benefits, and drawbacks of both educators and students by implementing these technologies as well as alternative solutions. This study discusses numerous prospects made possible by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the requirement for developing suitable methods to handle such an unanticipated crisis in the future. The problems faced by learners were a poor internet connection, a lack of electricity, a lack of interest, and a lack of desire. This study also suggests the government take the lead in assisting students who have limited access to the internet and technology, which are essential for participation in online classes, while also encouraging students to participate more actively in e-learning, particularly in context of the serious pandemic. To this purpose, various suggestions have been offered that could help academic institutions overcome these challenges and preserve academic quality during turbulent times.

Students’ experience of interpersonal interactions quality in e-Learning: A qualitative research

“…Learning delivered via information and communication technologies is usually regarded as elearning [11]. E-learning is sometimes referred to as online learning, web-based learning, computerized learning, computerized teaching, and other equivalent words [12]. The concept of elearning is very wide.…”

“…Despite growing evidence that e-learning is as efficacious as traditional methods(Maulana et al, 2023), it arrives with challenges. It was determined in the study of Ahmed et al 2023 that the challenges encountered by students were a poor internet connection and a lack of interest and desire [12]. The need for complex technology, reduction of social interactions, unstable internet connection, inability to understand students' facial expressions, and the impossibility of performing practical and laboratory courses are among the weaknesses of distance education [16].…”