Blended Learning - A Global Solution in the Age of COVID-19

被引:4
作者
Devi, Barkha [1 ]
Sharma, Champa [1 ]
Lepcha, Nazung [1 ]
机构
[1] Sikkim Manipal Univ, Sikkim Manipal Coll Nursing, Sikkim, India
关键词
Covid-19; blended learning; online teaching; distance learning; emergency remote teaching; learning platforms;
D O I
10.9734/JPRI/2021/v33i41B32351
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared Covid 19 to be a pandemic that poses a threat to humanity. The existing Conventional and other instructional methods have been canceled and the online learning has been broadly revised to allow learners to educate themselves through online platforms. Aims: This article was written to identify the teaching practices throughout Covid 19 with key terms, virtual mastering during the lockdown, on-line teaching during a pandemic, and application of blended learning during Covid-19 and post Covid implication. Methodology: The mini review was conducted to identify the online teaching practices during Covid-19 and blended mode of teaching in higher education and its implication during post Covid-19. The different database searches identified more than ninety articles, of which 35 full-textual content articles had been assessed and nineteen had been included in this paper. Results: Blended learning is a modern, powerful, and effective tool for increasing universities' competitiveness, meeting the diverse needs and interests of instructional service consumers, imposing the concept of continuing education, and integrating classroom and distance learning to facilitate independent, interactive, and collaborative learning among students. Conclusion: The article finishes with an overview of the most pressing issues, as well as suggestions and brief recommendations for expanding the use of blended learning in the post-Covid-19 era.
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页码:125 / 136
页数:12
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