Online Platform and Covid-19 Pandemic Situation

The Covid-19 virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and this virus created a new pandemic situation all over the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected both daily life and the whole education system. Education is one of the most important aspects of child development. Offline classroom environments play an important role in the all-round development of children. This offline classroom environment has become full of challenges for the students and teachers due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The education system had quickly switched from offline to online learning to accommodate the situation. All schools, colleges, and universities were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and all classes were carried out via various online learning platforms. Therefore, the present study has been aimed to assess the contribution of online learning platforms during the covid-19 pandemic situation. The present researcher has conducted a documentary review study to accomplish the purpose of the study, followed by the qualitative research approach. The result of this study has indicated that various online learning platforms were available for online classes during this pandemic situation, like-Google Meet, zoom, YouTube, Free Conferences, Skype, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, etc. The Various numbers of online learning platforms were enhanced for learning during the Covid-19 pandemic situation which platforms approved by the UGC and MHRD viz. Swayam, Moocs, Swayamprabha, e-Pathsala, CEC-UGC YouTube channel, National digital library, etc. Many challenges were also faced by both teachers and students during covid-19 pandemic. The various online learning platforms play a crucial role to establish the connection between teachers and students as used happen in an offline classroom. Indeed, this learning approach has enhanced the teaching-learning system during this pandemic situation in India and all over the world.