COVID-19 has changed the whole scenario in the education sector. Till
now, virtual learning/online learning platforms were used to increase students' interest
in subjects and learn something apart from the course curriculum in educational
institutions. Virtual learning was used as a support to the available physical
infrastructure. But since April 22, 2020, this scenario changed, and by default, virtual
learning became the main platform for teaching and learning. All the classes are now
being taken online for all the students, whether in schools or higher education
institutions. In this study, researchers have tried to find the effectiveness of virtual
learning environment on education. A total of 440 students pursuing undergraduate and
postgraduate courses from different Universities of Rajasthan were asked to rate
different aspects of virtual learning. Weighted Average, Rank Analysis, Correlation,
Regression are applied to analyze the data. It is concluded that VLE is an effective
technique for teaching the students and its major advantages are effective
communication with the whole class, board visibility, doubts clarification, etc.
However, there are some technical issues connecting to the virtual classroom, which
has been the students' biggest problem. It still has been proving an effective and all the
more necessary tool for learning and evaluation at a time when physical classrooms
have become unfeasible. It is keeping the students on track and in sync with the courses
in all subjects.
Keywords: COVID-19, Demography, Discussions, E-Learning, Education,
Evaluation, Indian Education, Internet, Lectures, Lockdown, Notes, NPTEL,
Online Classes, Online Platforms, Pandemic, Students, SWAYAM, Technical
Features, Technology, Virtual learning Environment (VLE).