Technology and its relevance for Online Education During Covid-19 Pandemic

  • Unique Paper ID: 154109
  • PageNo: 62-69
  • Abstract:
  • To establish the background of the study, this paper analyses swiftness in the emergence of communication technology and the official birth of new technology in 1983 called the internet, which has now taken the significant segment in the world of communication technology. The paper also provides a brief historical timeline of the development in the field of technological infrastructure in India, starting with the first electric telegraph in the year 1850 to the era of low-cost data packages and connectivity throughout the country. For the feasibility of an online education system in India, this paper highlights the micro-level survey among the teachers and students of higher education institutions in India. The article further discusses the economic aspects of covid-19 on educational systems regarding the struggle between meeting the basic needs vs. expense on education.

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@article{154109,
        author = {Jharendra Bishwakarma and A.S. Varekan},
        title = {Technology and its relevance for Online Education During Covid-19 Pandemic},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {8},
        number = {10},
        pages = {62-69},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=154109},
        abstract = {To establish the background of the study, this paper analyses swiftness in the emergence of communication technology and the official birth of new technology in 1983 called the internet, which has now taken the significant segment in the world of communication technology. The paper also provides a brief historical timeline of the development in the field of technological infrastructure in India, starting with the first electric telegraph in the year 1850 to the era of low-cost data packages and connectivity throughout the country. For the feasibility of an online education system in India, this paper highlights the micro-level survey among the teachers and students of higher education institutions in India. The article further discusses the economic aspects of covid-19 on educational systems regarding the struggle between meeting the basic needs vs. expense on education.},
        keywords = {Netizen, Technology, Online Learning, e-Learning, Affordability, Inequality, Unemployment, Feasibility, Pandemic},
        month = {},
        }

Cite This Article

Bishwakarma, J., & Varekan, A. (). Technology and its relevance for Online Education During Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), 8(10), 62–69.

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