Inevitability of E-Learning: A study with special reference to English Language Teaching

Abstract

“All persons should be educated, so we could have peace in the world.” – John Amos Comenius, father of modern education. Having an educated population is very important when it comes to the overall well being of a nation. Right to Education Act (RTE) is an Act of Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. There is a straight impact on students’ learning if state faces problems related to education system. Learning should not stop at the end of a class. Classroom prolongs to serve a critical function in any learning strategy. ICT integrated classroom provides a place where students, teachers can interact, experiment, collaborate and create. Today’s education has not remained only on the blackboard and in the textbooks but it has removed all the boundaries of the classroom teaching-learning and with the help of technology one can teach and learn efficiently and perhaps more effectively.  ICT provides broader lens of considering possible use of technology in education. This can be achieved effectively with the integration of E-learning concept. Now, E-learning must have a part of all academics and corporate training and seeking for answers of how to manage, integrate and improve. E-learning imparted in higher education is immensely successful in well developed countries. With all the challenges that India is facing in academics and corporate training, E-learning has answers and needs to be addressed seriously by the educational department. Technology is not a key item in India; how to use technology, is the biggest challenges. In response to this challenge, the government has partnered with private organization. Through E-learning, people can access large information and get awareness which raises educational level. This revolutionary idea can change and growing towards better India. Government of India has taken several measures to improve the literacy rate in districts and villages where people are poor. There has been a good improvement in literacy rate of India in last 10 years but there is still a long way to go. This is especially true for countries where technical education is expensive, opportunities are limited and economic inequalities exist. The latest inclination to capatilise and to make better India is to establish ‘virtual universities’. The University of Madars opened a ‘Virtual University’ in partnership with University of Mumbai and Calcutta. Educational courses were commenced for graduate, post-graduates and Ph.D. programmes. Everything is available on one touch and it is highly effective and easy to get a solution. E-learning can raise the level of education, literacy and economic development in underdeveloped countries.