A Study on the Rise of Online Learning Platforms and their Impact on Higher Education amidst COVID-19 in India

Abstract

COVID-19 has a wide-ranging influence on all walks of society. Especially in the case of education, which has been the most severely affected by the epidemic. Many powerful nations were compelled to implement lockdown, effectively halting all activity for a while. The Pandemic has wholly changed and destroyed old business methods from large corporations to educational institutions. The educational industry has struggled to stay afloat throughout the recent economic downturn. This epidemic has fundamentally changed the teaching, learning, and assessment techniques. The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of COVID-19 and its advantages and disadvantages. In higher education, there is much talk about online learning. This study also examines the free online platforms that the government provided to ensure education in India's higher education sector. Secondary data obtained from books, national and international journals, government papers, and other websites concentrating on different aspects of COVID-19 on higher education is extensively used in this study.