Online classes or digitized learning is not a novel concept; rather, it has
evolved over 60 years. Its roots can be traced back to the ‘University of Illinois,’ where
the researchers created a rudimentary intranet, where students could access previously
recorded and compiled study material entailing documents audio-video lectures. Today,
it has radicalized the global education system, wherein now there are various online
platforms like Coursera, Udemy, Edx, Skillshare, Codeacademy, Future Learn, etc. In
the present-day COVID’19 era, institutions are forced to go online, adopt, and adapt
quickly to this highly dynamic technology-space. Therefore, the faculty embraces and
imbibes the online mediums’ technical nuances of teaching and uses them to deliver
effective and interactive lectures. This chapter will uncover various types of e-Learning
methods, especially delving deeper into the concepts of Synchronous and
Asynchronous e-Learning. The following pages uncover the outcomes derived from
various journals, books, and articles as part of the academic research to measure online
learning methodology effectiveness. It talks about online classes' clear advantages,
disadvantages, and exchanging ideas between students and teachers.
Keywords: Adaptive E-Learning, Asynchronous, Collaborative Online Learning,
Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI), Computer Managed Learning (CML),
COVID-19, Digitalization, E-Learning, Fixed E-Learning, Higher Education,
Individual Online Learning, Interactive Online Learning, Linear E-Learning,
LMS, MoEC, Online Classes, Online Education, Online Learning, Pandemic,
Students, SPADA, Synchronous, Virtual Classroom.
