This article attempts to present before the readers the recent trend in the pedagogy, that the managements of higher education have begun adapting to. Of late, more and more Institutions have started making their courseware and resources available online. The next step in this direction for the institutions would be to provide evaluation structure to all its students, and provide this facility early in their educational period. This article will look into Higher Education Institutions with emphasis on Indian Institutions — especially at the Under Graduate and Post Graduate — adopting the use of e-learning in their institutions.

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E-Learning In Higher Education – Issues, Challenges, Benefits, Future

Malathi Sriram*
Assistant Professor, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore,India.
Periodicity:January - March'2007
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.4.655

Abstract

This article attempts to present before the readers the recent trend in the pedagogy, that the managements of higher education have begun adapting to. Of late, more and more Institutions have started making their courseware and resources available online. The next step in this direction for the institutions would be to provide evaluation structure to all its students, and provide this facility early in their educational period. This article will look into Higher Education Institutions with emphasis on Indian Institutions — especially at the Under Graduate and Post Graduate — adopting the use of e-learning in their institutions.

Keywords

e-learning, Courseware.

How to Cite this Article?

Malathi Sriram (2007). E-Learning In Higher Education – Issues, Challenges, Benefits, Future. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 3(4), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.4.655

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