A STUDY ON STUDENT'S PERCEPTION TOWARDS E-LEARNING - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COCHIN CITY

TITTU ELIZABATH BIJU

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

A STUDY ON STUDENT'S PERCEPTION TOWARDS E-LEARNING - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COCHIN CITY

Tittu Elizabath Biju

Abstract :

E–learning means Electronic Learning and it is basically the online delivery of information, communication, training and learning. E–Learning enables the individual to plan and direct his/her own learning process, so each student takes the responsibility of his/her own learning. In additional, the forums, created within the E–Learning system, provide students with a discussion environment where problems are solved cooperatively in chat rooms. It enables the user not the one–way communication as in the classroom education but the duplex interaction. The present study is based on the primary data collected from 60 respondents in the Ernakulum District and secondary data from journal, newspaper and internet. The objectives of the study are 1) To know the different kinds of e–learning techniques to which the students are exposed to 2) To understand the most preferred features of e–learning techniques among e–learning users 3) To explore and classify the perception of e–learners of about e–learning 4) To document the hindrances faced by students, if any based in the study. The results of the study shows that most of the students use search engine for daily e–learning purpose.The most preferred feature is the convience and time and cost effectiveness . Regarding the perception majority of the students has a positive attitude and most important hindrances is lack of interaction between classmates and teachers and lack of timely feedback .