The rise of online learning during the pandemic: a study of its challenges and opportunities
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online classes, COVID-19, lockdown, online learning, traditional learning, digital divide, internet connection, EdTech, studentsAbstract
This article critically examines the change of mode of education to online during the global distress of the pandemic. Even though India has achieved milestones in innovation and advancement of technology for the purpose of education and has been on the path of growth, there is still a sector of disadvantaged people who are left behind in this whole race. This article then focuses on the digital divide caused to the disadvantaged sector of people and to find out the causes of their disadvantaged state to find workable solutions for improvement of it. It examines the pros and cons of the Online education by reviewing relevant literature as well as through the insights and results given by 82 participants who took part in the online based survey. According to the collected data, the loopholes due to which the online education is deemed less effective are examined. It is a well-known fact that the online mode of education made it less costly and available to a lot of people regardless of their age .
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