Information communication technologies and higher education: Issues and challenges

As we are moved into the 21st century, the ICT in education contemporary trends suggest we will soon see large-scale changes in the ways education is planned and delivered as a consequence of the opportunities and affordances of ICT. Though the role of ICT in education today is quite small but the impact will grow considerably in years to come and it will become a strong agent for change among many educational practices in the 21st century. Analyzing and interpreting current practices. In the current Globalization era, technological literacy or the ability to use ICT effectively and efficiently is representing a competitive edge. Technological literacy, however, is not the only skill that well-paying jobs in the emerging global economy will require. In this paper ample emphasis is given on the ICT tools, its objectives, ICT and quality of education, ICT and research, ICT and Content development, challenges in implementing ICTs in higher education and suggestions to meet the challenges.