. Sanjana Kumari; . Hitender Gautam; . Neha Nityadarshini; . Bimal Kumar Das; . Rama Chaudhry
Volume 11, Issue 11 , December 2021, , Pages 1-4
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, the use of Internet with e‑learning resources anytime and anywhereleads to interaction possibilities among teachers and students from different parts of the ...
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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, the use of Internet with e‑learning resources anytime and anywhereleads to interaction possibilities among teachers and students from different parts of the world. Itis becoming increasingly pertinent that we exploit the Internet technologies to achieve the mostbenefits in the education.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study compares the difference between traditional classroomand e‑learning in the educational environment. Medical undergraduate students of our institution wereenrolled to compare between the online versus traditional method of teaching through questionnaire.RESULTS: Forty percent of students found the online lecture material difficult to understand. 42.6%of respondents found it difficult to clear the doubts in online teaching; 64.4% of the participantsbelieved that they have learned more in a face‑to‑face learning.CONCLUSION: In this study, we concluded that online mode offers flexibility on timing and delivery.Students can even download the content, notes, and assignment. Despite all the advantagesoffered, there is a general consensus that no technology can replace face‑to‑face teaching in realbecause in this, there will be visual as well as verbal discussion. Looking at the uncertainty of thecurrent scenario, it is difficult to predict how long online classes will have to continue. Hence, it is ofparamount importance that we assess the effectiveness of online classes and consequently takemeasures to ensure proper delivery of content to students, especially in a skilled field like medicine,so we concluded that face‑to‑face learning is of utmost importance in medical institutions.
