LBEF RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Author(s):Milan Regmi

Abstract:Online education is gaining popularity all over the world these days. Only few educational institutions practice the online education in Nepal before the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the educational institute follows traditional face to face classes in Nepal before the pandemic. Now people have realized that online education can be the best alternative for traditional face to face class. Schools and colleges are the place where large number of people gathered, and it is dangerous for the Covid-19 as the disease transfer from one person to another. But online education helps to minimize the spread of virus and break the chain of virus. So, educational institutes are shifting towards the online education. There are lots of asynchronous online learning platforms which are used by students and colleges for the online courses to develop the skills of students. Though online education is gaining popularity among the students and teachers, there are also some challenges faced by the students while taking online classes provided by colleges. There are different types of online learning system in Nepal and different asynchronous online learning platforms collaborating with different top universities are used by many students. Online education is rising and gaining popularity in Nepal.

Keywords:Covid-19, Online Education, Pandemic and E-learning.