Emerging Trends in Online Teaching and Learning: A Study

Abstract

   Education is the process of transferring knowledge, values, methods, skills, and beliefs from one individual to another. Distance education originated in the United States in the 1800’s when teachers and learners at the University of Chicago were at different locations and tried to connect through correspondence courses. In the mid-1980s, the first online college courses were initiated by several universities and schools. The advent of the Internet was a catalyst for moving distance online education to the next level. The Internet is now playing a bigger role in our lives and dictating how we live, socialize, teach, and learn. As the Internet is developing into a main educational tool, online education offers the educator and the learner access to numerous resources. During the last decade online education of various kinds, often called distance education or web-based education, has become a normal part of many university programs. Online teaching and learning refer to education that takes place over the Internet. A significant number of colleges in the US and abroad are moving from the traditional face-to-face classes into fully online, web-based courses. Online education, often called distance education or web-based education, is currently the latest, most popular form of distance education. It has recently become an integral part of many university programs. This paper provides a brief introduction to online teaching and learning. It also focuses on the emerging trends in the online teaching and learning as well as its pros and cons in the present senerio.

Keywords- Online Teaching,  learning,  Emerging Trends,  Online Process and Higher Education.