Abstract:
As a result of the unanticipated global spread of COVID-19, students were forced to switch from classroom study to virtual learning. This study examines the challenges that Indian students in higher education faced, the strategies they used, and the help they needed in their online courses over the length of the study period. Students were given an internet survey to complete in which they were asked questions about these three elements. The survey was completed by forty students from various academic institutions, and the replies were evaluated using the theme analysis method. Cultural difficulties may have caused challenges to students' online education from the standpoint of their academic setting and the availability of technology, according to the findings of the study. t's critical to offer support to students who have been psychologically harmed by online courses, especially when it comes to input clarity and course outline transparency. Students appear to have employed self-learning techniques to supplement their knowledge, with time management apps and lecture recordings exposing the expanding role of technology in the self-study setting. Under the COVID-19 initiative, these cultural, technical, and psychological elements will be described in greater depth, with accompanying recommendations to enable teachers and university decision-makers to examine the circumstances that can assist in encouraging and increasing web-based learning for students in higher education
