The Concept of E- Learning on Rise in India

Abstract

£-learning is a means of becoming literate involving new mechanism for communication such as computer networks, multimedia, content portals, search engines, digital libraries, distance learning, different wave based applications (i.e. email, video chatting through real time conf erence, skypee conference, webcam communications) and web based class room teaching. - This paper reflects the importance of e-learning in higher education with its extent and growth in India. Some of the major Indian Initiatives and the target segments covered by the online education have also been detailed by the authors. T~e need is to realiz,e th? importance of Information technology so that the future leaders are better equipped with it. The authors have given the future p erspective of e-learning in India, where the situation for demand in higher education is not the different on form that of developed countries. £-learning has always been considered useful for only distance learning programs. But no one can deny the fact that e-learning is the most ground-breaking application of the Internet and it has made marvels globally and is now catching up in the regular pedagogy of education too.