E-learning in higher education: An emerging trend Sikder Priyanka*, Das Sanju** *Guest Teacher, Dept. of Education, Srikrishna College, Bagula **Contractual Full-Time Teacher, Dept. of Education, Panchla Mahavidyalaya, Panchla Online published on 24 October, 2019. Abstract E-learning has become a necessity in higher education institutions and is being deployed in educational establishments throughout the world. Researches have made much emphasis on its benefits but not much is discussed on the disadvantages of e-learning technology. This paper references some of the research work on the limitations of e-learning technology which are facing by the teachers and taught in teaching learning process. With the advent of e-learning technology, academics are facing the challenges of acquiring and implementing IT skills for the purpose of teaching. According to some distinguished researches that internet is a perfect tool of learning that offers flexibility and expediency to learners at the same time offering endless opportunities for innovate teaching (Applebome, 1909; Moos and Azvedo, 2009; Zhang et al 2004; Wang and Wangi, 2009; Hardakar and Singh, 2011). In the same time other researchers stated that e-learning success is that e-learning system would likely to encourage student learning resulting in higher level of student encouragement, E-learning can be better than face-to-face learning, the quality of interaction and timely feedback is superior (Hardaker and Singh, 2011, Macharia and Pelser, 2012). Though many research articles and case studies have been completed on how best to use the technology. However learning style and cultural challenges, technological challenges, technical training challenges, time management challenges are the major issues for teacher, administrator and policy makers and after all students for successful implementation of e-learning strategy in higher education. However e-learning is meant for individualised instruction, easy access, suitable for disadvantageous children, different approaches and learning style, flexibility, interesting and motivating, self-pacing, mass learning in higher education in spite of various disadvantages such as requires knowledge and skills, lack of equipment, costly, feeling of isolation, lack of co-curricular activities and technical defects etc. Top Keywords E-learning, advantages and disadvantages, challenges in higher education. Top |