Open AccessClosure of Educational Institutions due to Covid-19: Study on Higher Education Students
Author(s) -
B.N. Yeshaswini
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
m. s. ramaiah management review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7988
DOI - 10.52184/msrmr.v11i02.31
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , syllabus , covid-19 , higher education , government (linguistics) , the internet , distance education , quality (philosophy) , medical education , psychology , public relations , political science , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , disease , epistemology , pathology , world wide web , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The Covid-19 pandemic is not only distressing the health of people but is also seen hampering various industries and sectors across the world. In India, the government as a part of the nationwide lockdown has closed all educational institutions, as a result, schoolto postgraduate students are affected. This disruption during the middle of the academic semester for higher education studentsforced them to adopt online classes to complete their syllabi. This study examined the challenges and constraints faced by highereducation students during online classes. The results of the study found that respondents did not find online classes effective,they faced technical issues and constraints, including internet connectivity, voice quality and lack of interaction. Respondentsusually have access to limited data plans, many of them sharing the same network with family members working from home. However, online education appears to be need of the hour for educational institutes, to retain their connect with the students and ensure continuous learning though technical challenges may persist for a while.