Importance of digital education

Online education refers to the use of electronic applications and learning

processes. For online education, important connections like internet connection,
computers, smartphones, etc. are required.
Education is an important part of our life, it can also make our future and if it is
not taken care of properly, it can also spoil. The process of learning and teaching
in online education takes place through the electronic medium that is done
through digital platforms. It enables students to gain educational experience
through technology.
Online education includes an electronic way of learning and teaching. Online
education takes place outside the classroom through digital platforms. Online
education can be delivered in the form of lessons, animation, audio, video, and
images.
In the changing era, where everything is going digital today, the field of
education is also not behind in this matter. The Pandemic
like Coronavirus (or Covid-19) has affected almost all areas of human life,
including education. Therefore, there is a need to promote online education
today.

The Government of India has launched the ‘Bharat Padhe Online Campaign‘ to
reduce the loss in education in this era of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which
underscores the growing importance of online education. In fact, the importance
of online education will continue to increase in the present as well as in the
future, but we should keep in mind that there are some practical drawbacks along
with the benefits of online education, due to which it needs to be adopted
carefully.

COVID-19 has closed schools around the world. Globally, more than 1.2
billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed
considerably with the rise of e-learning, under which teaching is carried out on
digital platforms.

Due to the high demand for online education, many online learning platforms are
providing their services free of cost, including platforms like BYJU’S,
Unacademy, Careerwill, CBSE Digital Education, etc.

 Advantages of Online Education

There is not enough school college in a huge country like India. With the option
of online education, the pressure on schools and colleges will be reduced and
there will be freedom for parents and children to read and teach in their own way,
that is, the imperative of admission in school college will be over.
By encouraging online education, students will also gain new knowledge. Also,
the allegations of shortage of teachers can also be removed.
Through online education, the teaching of classes is being made more interesting,
due to which children are paying more and more attention to it.
Online education is also environmentally beneficial because the dependence on
online will reduce the need for copies and books.
Online learning saves time, as well as a greater diversity of knowledge.
With the help of online education, students can get quality education from the
best universities and best teachers in the world
Disadvantages of Online Education

Online education is related to a computer-based network, which requires many

devices which are quite expensive. Due to this, it is not possible for everyone to
get online education.
According to the new survey, online education is adversely affecting the physical
and mental health of children.
The home environment will not be suitable for the study of online education, as
students can get distracted by games, social media (Facebook, WhatsApp,
Instagram, etc,) at home, while schools and colleges have an organized learning
environment.
No matter how much facility the online and digital education is made available to
the students, but this facility is promoting poor study habits among the students,
lazy attitude is developing in the students.
Online education can affect the learning ability of the students because the
student is not able to become an active part of the study then his / her motivation
may be lost.
Conclusion

It can be said about online education that there are some challenges in online
education that must be overcome. Also, the benefits of online education are more
as per the situation today. Online education has grown significantly due to
the digital age and the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Certainly, looking at the situation today, it can be said that the future of online
education is very bright and it is bringing a revolution in the field of education.