Volume : 5, Issue : 2, February - 2016

Web Based E-Learning among Teachers and Students in India

Meenakshi

Abstract :

<p> E-learning is a use of technology to enable people to learn anytime and anywhere. It can include text, video, audio, and virtual environments. E-learning falls into four categories: knowledge database, online support, asynchronous training and synchronous training. E-learning is among the most important explosion propelled by the internet transformation. This paper will focus on various benefits of web based e-learning on professional development of teachers and fear of e-learning among them. Further, paper will explore various challenges of e-learning in India like poverty, absent teachers, access to technology, class system, government strategies etc. It is suggested that now is time to focus on the needs of e-learning, e-teaching, e-teachers and the architects to ing change in our school and school system. E-teachers will have to support and promote change as they are an essential part of the process of web based e-learning.</p>