The COVID 19 pandemic has utterly disrupted an education system. It is important to disseminate knowledge across borders, companies, and all parts of society and online learning technology plays a significant role here, it is incumbent upon all of us to explore its full potential. In a world where change is constant, there is a continuous need to learn new skills, acquire knowledge and gain qualifications that are relevant in today’s technologically driven marketplace.
In a thriving digital economy, the demand for skilled professionals and creating competition amongst employers looking to secure valuable talent. Online learning has to be the greatest revolution in contemporary education. It made a huge change in the system and opened great opportunities for everyone who wants to learn something. In such a competitive and time-starved world, online learning provides people - from recent graduates to mid-level professionals - with the tools to add value to their current skill set and broaden their horizons without the constraints of time or place.
The Internet has significantly changed how we communicate with one another as well as how we access, share and facilitate information. The issue is no longer one of how to use technology to teach, but one where teachers acknowledge the way the world is already developing, and understand the significance of online literacy and the role that collaboration and online engagement plays in student learning and their future workplace environment. Covid-19 has become a catalyst for educational institutions worldwide to search for innovative solutions in a relatively short period of time. The changes like B-school closures, classes suspension, have certainly caused a degree of inconvenience, but they have also prompted new examples of educational innovation and digitalization truly embracing the ‘learning anywhere, anytime’ concept of digital education
This issue of the journal TDJ: Training & Development Journal presents research papers, focused on online teaching and learning. The readers will find the inputs valuable and enriching. The editorial board of the journal looks forward to the valuable suggestions from the readers for improving the quality of the articles. The board sincerely acknowledges the contributions made by the learned authors and thanks the readers for their interest.
