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With the advent of online classes, tasks are accomplished by the mere
educators are delivering lectures click of a button thereby leading to
from the comfort of their homes. This complete utilization of the lecture time.
provides them with various facilities
that help in making the classroom 3. Platform for students to express
atmosphere more interesting and themselves
engaging such as showing videos, The virtual world provides some sense
sharing live data and use of other digital of anonymity to people. Students who
interactive tools which often proves to may find it difficult to interact in the
be a challenge in regular college classes offline classroom may find the comfort
owing to constraints such as lack of Wi- provided by online classes helpful for
Fi connections on campus and portable participation. The fact that students
speakers. In such cases, teachers would attend the class in the comfort of their
often share the link of such content homes puts them at ease and helps
with the students and would ask them them to communicate better. Student
to view these at home. However, this interaction, especially those who are at
often created a disconnect between the lower end of social outwardness,
what was taught in class and what they may increase during online lectures
understood from the aforementioned (Harrington & Loffredo, 2010).
content. With online lectures, however,
teachers can merely share their screens 4. Any time learning
and stream YouTube videos, show
data and graphs on Government and Most of the online lectures are recorded
other institutional websites and make which gives students a chance to go
use of interactive digital technologies through the lecture multiple times.
to further their learning. This enables Students can access the recorded
students to connect with the topics lectures from the repository and learn
being taught in real-time. at their pace and comfort. This makes
the learning process easier and gives
2. Time-Saving a chance to relearn and understand
concepts better. Flexibility is a significant
In many cities, particularly in metros like advantage of online learning (Dhawan,
Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore students 2020).
and teachers spend most of their time
travelling. With the commencement of Possible Remedies to Tackle the
online lectures this time that was spent Challenges in Online Learning
on travelling can now be utilized on more
productive activities. There has been a Online learning or e-learning is here to
significant fall in travelling expenditure stay. Necessary measures should be
as well. Moreover, in an offline setting, taken to tackle the challenges discussed
there is some amount of time that is above to ensure smooth learning.
spent in taking attendance, controlling
the class and setting up projectors. With 1. Access to gadgets
online classes, however, all of these The Government and NGOs can actively

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