A Study On Online Learning Intentions And Perceptions: A Study Among Higher Education Institutions In Kerala

Dr. Majeesh.T, Dr. Ashraf.E

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‘COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional learning methods’ and made it necessary to prioritize and expand virtual education platforms. With the advent of the pandemic, educational institutions around the world were forced to adapt quickly to remote or hybrid learning environments. Learning through online platform offers a lot of advantages. It reaches everybody across the globe and facilitates high quality learning and education, irrespective of  geographical barriers. In addition to offline learning opportunities, nowadays, there are lot of online platforms available for undertaking different courses related to different disciplines with different duration. Many are undertaking these types of courses due to several reasons. It is observed that during the pandemic, many educational institution provided online platforms to its students and faculty members to undertake different courses. Some institutions even made it compulsory for students and faculty members to undertake courses through online platforms.


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