A SCOT Analysis of Online Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic: Perception of Prospective Teachers

Abstract

In absence of any peculiar medication to stop the spread of Covid-19, lockdown was imposed in the whole country. In this lockdown period, it became a challenge for educational institutions to continue its educational process. To overcome this challenge, online learning emerged out as a boon in the field of education, and various platforms like MOOCs, Swayam, Moodle, Google Classroom, Google Meets, Microsoft Meeting, Zoom, Cisco Webex etc. were used for online learning. There are various possibilities and opportunities emerging through the use of online learning. Along with possibilities, various threats and challenges are also emerging with online learning. Apart from all these, in this crucial time, online learning is the only way for the continuation of teaching learning process. In this paper, researcher explore the Strength, Challenges, Opportunities and Threats of online learning from the perception of perspective teachers. A purposive method of sampling was applied for the present study. Data from 100 perspective teachers were collected through opinionnaire. Data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.  Results of the study revealed the strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats associated with online learning.