The need for educational experiences is rapidly growing. Not
just with the education sector, the “e” word has become a buzz with activities
like real estate, retailing, banking and entertainment. It has pervaded our
lives and we have become net savvy netizens of this dot.com age. Subtle shift
in focus from promoting a variety of information and communication technologies
in the learning environment to the expectation that e-learning can replace the
formal learning experience.
Global Presence
With the advent of internet and allied services, there are
many transitions that have occurred in the education sector and have
revolutionized the industry. Almost all, dodging a negligible few, institutes
schools, colleges, and universities are increasing becoming prominent over
online portals. The main reason for its popularity being omnipresence that the
internet allows to these institutes due to which they are able to register a
global presence.
Student Convenience
E- Learningcan
be an interactive tool in the enhancing the overall teaching and learning
environment where the teachers and students are partners. The e- learning
course is a hit with the students as the students appreciate the convenience,
choice, and flexibility that online courses offer. Also there is an overall
reduction in the costs of education and many universities are finding ways to
bring the benefits of the classroom into an e-learning course.
Web Based Learning and Multimedia Benefits
Web-based
learning provides the means for changing fundamentally the way in which
instruction is delivered to students. Multimedia learning resources combined
with workbooks attempt to explore the essential concepts of a course by using
the full pedagogical power of multimedia.This type of teaching method not only
promotes the development of innovative ways of teaching and training but
contributes to student acumen by integrating with knowledge-based design sites.
CU- a digitally focused learning environment
Chandigarh
University is an institution that embodies the entire societal, intellectual,
and cultural values and realizes that being an effective teacher is a challenge
that every single player in this field recognizes as the most daunting task. CU
has a digitally focused environment where technology has the lion's share. The
campus has fully equipped e-class rooms; Intranet with faculty PPT subjects,
online expert lectures, NPTL & Referred resources. E-journals with easy
access, resource sharing through min—cloud computing and online discussion
forums.
NPTEL
provides E-learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering,
Science and humanities streams. The mission of NPTEL is to enhance the quality
of engineering education in the country by providing free online courseware. DELNET
has been established with the prime objective of promoting resource sharing
among the libraries through the development of a network of libraries.
