Status and Quality of E-Learning in Context of Indian Universities: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities

Status and Quality of E-Learning in Context of Indian Universities: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities

Zameer Gulzar, A. Anny Leema
ISBN13: 9781522525486|ISBN10: 1522525483|EISBN13: 9781522525493
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2548-6.ch023
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Gulzar, Zameer, and A. Anny Leema. "Status and Quality of E-Learning in Context of Indian Universities: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities." Handbook of Research on Technology-Centric Strategies for Higher Education Administration, edited by Purnendu Tripathi and Siran Mukerji, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 405-430. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2548-6.ch023

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Gulzar, Z. & Leema, A. A. (2017). Status and Quality of E-Learning in Context of Indian Universities: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities. In P. Tripathi & S. Mukerji (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Technology-Centric Strategies for Higher Education Administration (pp. 405-430). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2548-6.ch023

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Gulzar, Zameer, and A. Anny Leema. "Status and Quality of E-Learning in Context of Indian Universities: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities." In Handbook of Research on Technology-Centric Strategies for Higher Education Administration, edited by Purnendu Tripathi and Siran Mukerji, 405-430. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2548-6.ch023

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Abstract

The educational system at all levels in India had been criticized for a long time for lagging behind modern and western education resulting in calls for improvement and transformation. The Internet applications such as E-learning are being considered by many educationists and experts as an opportunity knock at doors of Indian education system to leverage change and reform. Many Universities in India have adopted Learning Management System for E-learning purpose that has been identified as the most acceptable and a foreseen Tool present to tame various challenges in education. In this chapter, the status and quality of E-learning in Indian Universities has been discussed to fill the void in the literature on this particular topic. Therefore, the first objective of this study is to discuss the current Status and present an analytical overview of Learning Management System in Indian Universities. The second objective of this study is to evaluate Learning Management System by collecting facts about its diffusion, acceptance and its use in Indian Universities.

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