Under this "new normal" world scenario, online teaching has been essential rather than a choice in continuing learning activities. During the COVID-19 period, virtual teaching platforms played an important role in the success of online teaching in various higher educational institutions. Thus, the current study attempted to predict…

This article conceptualises how disruptions to conventional teaching models may lead to innovative practice. We have identified a gap in current knowledge around how innovations in higher education teaching and learning are initiated in times of crises. Disruptive Innovation Theory and Roger's Diffusion of Innovation Theory are used as lenses to…

E-Learning is the most popular open learning multimedia modality of delivering education and training. It is used for enhancing learning opportunities and facilitating student access and success in education. It offers a multimedia environment which supports interactive communication where the users have full control of their learning. The state…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought revolutionary changes in many spheres of life including the higher education sector, which has seen a major paradigm shift. The response to this has been in the form of switching to, or adopting the online teaching-learning methodologies for higher education in India. This study is a formal attempt to examine the…

Purpose: The pandemic brought by COVID-19 in March 2020 shook the entire world, compelling everyone to remain indoors. Most B-Schools were unprepared for such a situation and did not have the resources to carry out the teaching and learning activities. B-schools then adopted online and hybrid modes of learning to impart education to their…

The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a transition to an online teaching-learning (OTL) methodology, forcing India's institutions to adopt it. The present study investigates OTL's acceptance by faculty instructors/teachers employed in India's higher educational institutions using the technology acceptance model (TAM). A survey…

This quantitative causal-comparative study discusses the effectiveness of eLearning tools in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI). Technology acceptance by the teaching faculty and administrative staff plays a vital role in implementing an effective education using eLearning platforms in HEI. The topic focuses on the perspective of a faculty and…

The massive open online course (MOOC) and online learning concepts have received a lot of attention from educational stakeholders all around the world as a result of COVID-19. Initial studies demonstrated that people may use MOOCs as a tool for academic and professional advancement. This micro-study was conducted at two adjacent national higher…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all institutions of higher education around the world to search for various new strategies to ensure the continuity of learning. This emergency eLearning situation created by the pandemic forced the faculty members of higher education to integrate information and communication technology in their teaching learning…

The sudden upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic situation had a staggering impact on the B.Ed. curriculum. The curriculum makers were forced to make an immediate shift towards e- learning or remote learning and embarked on the digital platforms without much planning. The distinctive rise of e-learning has changed the educational sector drastically, as…

Using qualitative data, this article unleashes the narratives of teachers (n = 20), engaged in the universities and colleges of Kashmir, about synchronous online teaching. Their narratives were replete with a range of negative emotions regarding the pedagogical, political and personal domains of online teaching. These negative emotions have been…

Gujarat has many prestigious higher education institutions which are inclined towards using e-learning platform. The present cross-sectional study is an attempt to assess the eLearning readiness of the stakeholders of these institutions. For this, data was collected (physical/e-form) through a self-developed questionnaire from a sample of 12 lab…

Purpose: During any crisis situation like a pandemic, war or natural disaster, online/blended learning could meet the academic needs of the learners in a bigger way. The use of information and communication technology (ICT)-based technologies has converted the entire teaching pedagogy to a learner centred pedagogy, following which the skills of…

Objectives: Rapid advancements in information processing and technology are causing transformations in education at an unprecedented pace. The use of digital resources is becoming essential for educators to ensure the effectiveness of their teaching. There is thus a need to transform ways and means of educating teachers to meet the new challenges.…

The COVID-19 pandemic is redefining the practices of higher education in an unprecedented way. E-learning can guarantee the right to higher education during the pandemic to the students of higher education and hence its adoption in teaching learning is now inevitable. The readiness of higher education faculty members towards E-learning is explored…